Recorded 1997–2022 Girls' name Peak 2016 30 births

Shamsa — girls' name

30 babies named Shamsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

30 girls have been named Shamsa since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

30
total births
1997–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shamsa was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shamsa in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamsa

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Shamsa between 1997 and 2022, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamsa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamsa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shamsa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamsa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 30 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shamsa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

30

Since 1997

26 years of records

Peak year

2016

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1997

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2022

Shamsa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1997

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Shamsa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 67% of Shamsa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamsa?
30 babies have been named Shamsa since 1997. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Shamsa most popular?
Shamsa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Shamsa been used?
Shamsa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 26 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Shamsa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.