Unisex name · since 1978
Shammah
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 73 babies named Shammah, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 73
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shammah is the #9963 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 73 recorded since 1978.
Shammah has 73 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9963 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #19,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,963 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 73 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shammah ranks #19,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,963 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 73 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 73
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shammah's 73 recorded births place it above 56.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shammah compares
73 21st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shammah's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shammah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 73 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shammah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shammah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shammah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Shammah popularity over time - girls
39 total births recorded since 2013 (Shammah as girls' name)
Shammah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Shammah's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shammah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shammah's data
- Shammah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shammah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Shammah 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.