Total births
73
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.
- 73
- total births
- 1978–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Shammah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 73 have been recorded since 1978.
Shammah has 73 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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.
- 73 total births
- 1978–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
73 boys have been named Shammah since 1978, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 73
- total births
- 1978–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Shammah was born in this single decade.
1978
Single peak year
7 babies were named Shammah in 1978 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1978
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shammah? ▼
Shammah has been given to 73 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 7 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
When was Shammah most popular? ▼
Shammah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Is Shammah a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Shammah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 73 births, and as a girl's name it has 39 births.
How long has the name Shammah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shammah since 1978 -- 48 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Shammah? ▼
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.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Shammah
Nearby Names Like Shammah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shammah
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Shane Boy
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Shaun Boy
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Shannon Boy
#2597 52,379 births
Shayne Boy
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Compare Shammah side by side: Shammah vs Shawn Shammah vs Shane Shammah vs Shaun
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shammah: Baby Name Since 1978 - 73 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shammah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.