Boys' name · since 1996
Shammond
Shammond has 67 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shammond is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 67 have been recorded since 1996.
Shammond has 67 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2003.
- #20,171 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 67 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shammond ranks #20,171 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shammond's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Shammond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shammond splits its recorded history at 1999: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shammond popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2003
- Peak year (1998)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Shammond by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 82% of the file).
1990s was Shammond's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Shammond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (82% of all-time use).
Shammond by state
Where Shammond concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 12 | 17.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 7.5% |
12 of 67 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Shammond's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shammonds (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Shammond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1996–2003 (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 Shammond 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.