Recorded 1985–2010 Girls' name Peak 1991 208 births

Shameria — girls' name

208 babies named Shameria in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

208 girls have been named Shameria since 1985, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

208
total births
1985–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Shameria was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shameria in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shameria

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Shameria between 1985 and 2010, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shameria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shameria performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shameria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shameria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shameria 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 208 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.

Shameria at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

208

Since 1985

26 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1985

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2010

Shameria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1985

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 201020072004200119981995199219891985 7

Shameria by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
91 births that decade — 44% of Shameria's all-time total
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Shameria by state

Where Shameria concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shameria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 2.4%
Alabama share of Shameria's total US births 2.4%

5 of 208 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shameria?
208 babies have been named Shameria since 1985. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Shameria most popular?
Shameria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shameria most popular?
The top states for the name Shameria are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Shameria been used?
Shameria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 26 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Shameria?
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.

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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, 1985–2010 (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.