Girls' name · since 1979
Shamim
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Shamim, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shamim is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamim has been recorded 13 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2016.
- #51,258 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1979
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamim ranks #51,258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.
- #51,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shamim's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shamim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamim's full recorded timeline at 2016, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2016
- Peak year (1979)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shamim by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
1970s was Shamim's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Shamim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Shamim's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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 Shamim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1979–2016 (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 Shamim 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.