Unisex name · since 1987

Shamil

38 babies named Shamil in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,182 of 45,481
all-time among boys
38
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade

Shamil sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 1987.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamil has been recorded 38 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1999.

  • #24,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 38 born since 1987
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamil ranks #24,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.

#24,182 of 45,481
all-time among boys
38
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shamil's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shamil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shamil's full recorded timeline at 1996, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shamil popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
45678910 198719921993199619981999 5

Shamil popularity over time - girls

15 total births recorded since 1979 (Shamil as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
5 197919841993 5

Shamil by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 87% of the file).

1990s was Shamil's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.

Shamil births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (87% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamil? ▼
Shamil has been given to 38 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,182 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 9 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Shamil sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamil ranks #24,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shamil most popular? ▼
Shamil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Shamil a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Shamil is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 38 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Shamil been used? ▼
Records for Shamil go back to 1987, giving 13 years of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Shamil? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1987–1999 (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 Shamil 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.