Girls' name · since 1984
Shamirah
218 babies named Shamirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 218
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamirah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 218 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Shamirah recorded 218 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2018.
- #18,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 218 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamirah ranks #18,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 218 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 218
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamirah's 218 recorded births place it above 73.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Shamirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamirah splits its recorded history at 1998: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2018
- Peak year (1992)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shamirah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (82 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Shamirah's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shamirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 82 births (38% of all-time use).
Shamirah by state
Where Shamirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 15 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 4.6% |
15 of 218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shamirah's data
- Shamirah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Shamirahs (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shamirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1984–2018 (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 Shamirah 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.