Unisex name · since 1971
Shamone
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Shamone, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamone is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 213 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamone has been recorded 213 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2000.
- #19,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamone ranks #19,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamone's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shamone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamone's full recorded timeline at 1985, 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 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamone popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2000
- Peak year (1990)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shamone popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1977 (Shamone as boys' name)
Shamone by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Shamone's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shamone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shamone's data
- Shamone's decade-level peak was the 1990s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1971–2000 (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 Shamone 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.