How Many People Are Named Shamari?
An estimated 1,872 people in the United States have the first name Shamari. It is used for both genders, with 55.7% female. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Shamari peaked in popularity in 2000 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shamari 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 Shamari paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Shamari is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,872
About 1 in 183,095 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
55.7% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2000
118 births
Total Registered
1,907
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shamari
Shamari is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (44.3%) and females (55.7%). Out of 1,907 total births registered, 844 were male and 1,063 were female.
Shamari as a male name
Ranked #6,394 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (41 births)
Shamari as a female name
Ranked #13,215 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (80 births)
Shamari: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shamari span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 844 babies were registered. Shamari has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shamari by Decade
How has Shamari 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.
Shamari by State
Birth registrations for Shamari span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, Mississippi, Missouri. On average, about 28 Shamaris were registered per state.
Shamari + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shamari as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shamari: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shamari?
We estimate approximately 1,872 people named Shamari 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 183,095 Americans share this first name.
Is Shamari a common name?
Shamari is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,907 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shamari most popular?
Shamari reached peak popularity in 2000, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shamari is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shamari a female name?
Shamari is predominantly female. 55.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shamari Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shamari Smith, Shamari Johnson, Shamari 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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