Recorded 1995–2002 Boys' name Peak 2002 26 births

Shmar — boys' name

26 babies named Shmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s6
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Shmar was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shmar in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shmar

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Shmar between 1995 and 2002, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shmar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shmar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shmar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shmar 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 26 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.

Shmar at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

26

Since 1995

8 years of records

Peak year

2002

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1995

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shmar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1995

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2002)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 20021999199719961995 5

Shmar by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 77% of Shmar's all-time total
1990s202000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shmar?
26 babies have been named Shmar since 1995. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2002 with 6 births.
When was Shmar most popular?
Shmar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Shmar been used?
Shmar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 8 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shmar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shmuel, Shmiel, Shmaya, Shmeil, and 1 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, 1995–2002 (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.