Unisex name · since 1973
Shomari
Shomari has 1,129 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,755 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,087 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,129
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,129 babies have been named Shomari since 1973, making it today's #9087 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Shomari recorded 1,129 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #9087 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #4,755 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,087 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,129 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shomari ranks #4,755 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,087 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,129 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,755 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,087 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,129
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shomari's 1,129 recorded births place it above 89.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shomari compares
1,129 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Shomari's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shomari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,129 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shomari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shomari splits its recorded history at 1999: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2016 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shomari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Shomari popularity over time - girls
71 total births recorded since 1992 (Shomari as girls' name)
Shomari by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (359 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Shomari's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shomari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
191 births
- 1980s
1980s
260 births
- 1990s
1990s
359 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 359 births (32% of all-time use).
How Shomari 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 Shomari's total volume
Shomari by state
Where Shomari concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 189 | 16.7% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 29 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
189 of 1,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Shomari's data
- Shomari's decade-level peak was the 1990s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shomaris (189 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 Shomari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Shomari 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.