How Many People Are Named Shama?
An estimated 430 people in the United States have the first name Shama. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Shama peaked in popularity in 1979 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
430
About 1 in 797,103 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1979
18 births
Total Registered
451
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shama
Shama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 451 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shama as a female name
Ranked #17,255 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (18 births)
Shama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shama span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 125 babies were registered. Shama has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shama by Decade
How has Shama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shama by State
Shama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shama
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Shama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shama?
We estimate approximately 430 people named Shama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 797,103 Americans share this first name.
Is Shama a common name?
Shama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 451 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shama most popular?
Shama reached peak popularity in 1979, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shama is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shama a female name?
Shama is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shama Smith, Shama Johnson, Shama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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