Recorded 2002–2007 Unisex name Peak 2007 11 births

Shemari — boys' name

11 babies named Shemari in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s11

The verdict

11 boys have been named Shemari since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.

11
total births
2002–2007
years on record
2000s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Shemari was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shemari in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shemari

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Shemari between 2002 and 2007, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shemari currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Shemari is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shemari performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shemari 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 11 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.

Shemari at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

11

Since 2002

6 years of records

Peak year

2007

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

2002

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shemari popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2002

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2007)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 20072002 5

Shemari popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1998 (Shemari as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1998 5

Shemari by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 100% of Shemari's all-time total
2000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shemari?
11 babies have been named Shemari since 2002. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2007 with 6 births.
When was Shemari most popular?
Shemari was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Shemari a unisex name?
Yes, Shemari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Shemari been used?
Shemari has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 6 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shemari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sherman, Sheldon, Shelby, Shelton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2002–2007 (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.