Unisex name · since 1979
Shamell
Shamell has 128 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
128 boys have been named Shamell since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shamell recorded 128 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2012.
- #15,830 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 128 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamell ranks #15,830 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamell's 128 recorded births place it above 65.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shamell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamell splits its recorded history at 1992: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2012
- Peak year (1989)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shamell popularity over time - girls
65 total births recorded since 1976 (Shamell as girls' name)
Shamell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (54 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Shamell's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shamell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 54 births (42% of all-time use).
Shamell by state
Where Shamell concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 60 | 46.9% |
60 of 128 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shamell's data
- Shamell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shamells (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shamell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.