Girls' name · since 1978
Shamila
133 babies named Shamila in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 133 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamila has been recorded 133 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2016.
- #24,062 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamila ranks #24,062 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamila's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shamila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamila splits its recorded history at 1994: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2016
- Peak year (2001)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Shamila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Shamila's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Shamila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (30% of all-time use).
Shamila by state
Where Shamila concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 133 births nationwide.
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- Shamila's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shamilas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamila: 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 (~38 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, 1978–2016 (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 Shamila 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.