Recorded 1978–1990 Girls' name Peak 1978 20 births

Shamella — girls' name

20 babies named Shamella in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s101990s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Shamella since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

20
total births
1978–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shamella was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

5 babies were named Shamella in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamella

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Shamella between 1978 and 1990, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamella performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shamella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamella 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 20 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.

Shamella at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

20

Since 1978

13 years of records

Peak year

1978

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1978

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1990

Shamella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1978

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 1990198519811978 5

Shamella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 50% of Shamella's all-time total
1970s51980s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamella?
20 babies have been named Shamella since 1978. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1978 with 5 births.
When was Shamella most popular?
Shamella was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shamella been used?
Shamella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 13 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Shamella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.