Shamela — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shamela

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Shamela between 1977 and 1996, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamela performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shamela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 105 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.