Boys' name · since 1994
Shemar
2,376 babies named Shemar in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,376
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shemar currently ranks #7941 among boys' names in America, with 2,376 babies recorded since 1994.
Shemar has 2,376 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7941 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #2,969 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,941 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,376 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shemar ranks #2,969 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,941 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,376 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,376
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shemar's 2,376 recorded births place it above 93.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shemar compares
2,376 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shemar's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shemar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,376 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 335 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shemar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shemar's full recorded timeline at 2010, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 335 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shemar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 335
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Shemar popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2001 (Shemar as girls' name)
Shemar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,218 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Shemar's strongest decade.
1,218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shemar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
659 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,218 births
- 2010s 389
2010s
389 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,218 births (51% of all-time use).
How Shemar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shemar's total volume
Shemar by state
Where Shemar concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 286 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 251 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 104 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 94 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 87 | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 83 | 3.5% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 79 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 68 | 2.9% |
286 of 2,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Shemar appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shemar's data
- Shemar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,218 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shemars (286 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shemar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Shemar 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.