How Many People Are Named Shamara?
An estimated 1,591 people in the United States have the first name Shamara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Shamara peaked in popularity in 1989 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shamara 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 Shamara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,591
About 1 in 215,433 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1989
66 births
Total Registered
1,660
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shamara
Shamara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,660 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shamara as a female name
Ranked #17,236 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1989 (66 births)
Shamara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shamara span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 526 babies were registered. Shamara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shamara by Decade
How has Shamara 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.
Shamara by State
Birth registrations for Shamara span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, California. The lowest are in South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia. On average, about 28 Shamaras were registered per state.
Shamara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shamara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shamara
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Shamara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shamara?
We estimate approximately 1,591 people named Shamara 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 215,433 Americans share this first name.
Is Shamara a common name?
Shamara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,660 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shamara most popular?
Shamara reached peak popularity in 1989, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shamara is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shamara a female name?
Shamara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shamara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shamara Smith, Shamara Johnson, Shamara 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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