Girls' name · since 1976
Shamyra
775 babies named Shamyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 775
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
775 girls have been named Shamyra since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shamyra has 775 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2017.
- #8,940 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 775 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamyra ranks #8,940 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 775 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 775
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamyra's 775 recorded births place it above 87.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Shamyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamyra's full recorded timeline at 1997, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Shamyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (286 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Shamyra's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shamyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
286 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 286 births (37% of all-time use).
How Shamyra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shamyra's total volume
Shamyra by state
Where Shamyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
18 of 775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Shamyra's data
- Shamyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shamyras (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shamyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1976–2017 (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 Shamyra 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.