Boys' name · since 1980
Shamond
172 babies named Shamond in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamond sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 172 recorded since 1980.
Shamond has 172 recorded births among boys since 1980, 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 1980 to 2009.
- #13,892 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 172 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamond ranks #13,892 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamond's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Shamond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shamond's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shamond popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2009
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2009.
172 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 19 births in a single year.
Shamond by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (80 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Shamond's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shamond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 80 births (47% of all-time use).
Shamond decade highlights
- Peak decade 80 births
- Runner-up 67 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Shamond by state
Where Shamond concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 172 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 2.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 2.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Shamond's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2000s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Shamonds (5 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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Similar record span (~29 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, 1980–2009 (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 Shamond 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.
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