Girls' name · since 1976
Shametra
Shametra has 102 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
102 girls have been named Shametra since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shametra has been recorded 102 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1994.
- #26,941 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 102 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shametra ranks #26,941 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shametra's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shametra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shametra splits its recorded history at 1983: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shametra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1994
- Peak year (1979)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Shametra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (56 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Shametra's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shametra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 56 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shametra's data
- Shametra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shametra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~18 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, 1976–1994 (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 Shametra 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.