Recorded 1988–1995 Girls' name Peak 1988 18 births

Shemira — girls' name

18 babies named Shemira in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s6

The verdict

18 girls have been named Shemira since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

18
total births
1988–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

1988
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shemira in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shemira

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Shemira between 1988 and 1995, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shemira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shemira performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shemira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shemira 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 18 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.

Shemira at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

18

Since 1988

8 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1988

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shemira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1988

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
6 199519891988 6

Shemira by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 67% of Shemira's all-time total
1980s121990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shemira?
18 babies have been named Shemira since 1988. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Shemira most popular?
Shemira was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Shemira been used?
Shemira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 8 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shemira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 1988–1995 (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.