Unisex name · since 1965
Shami
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Shami, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shami sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shami has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1980.
- #48,154 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1965
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shami ranks #48,154 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.
- #48,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shami's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shami's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shami splits its recorded history at 1974: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shami popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1980
- Peak year (1965)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shami popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 2025 (Shami as boys' name)
Shami by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Shami's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shami births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Shami's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shami: 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 (~15 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, 1965–1980 (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 Shami 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.