How Many People Are Named Shamera?
An estimated 296 people in the United States have the first name Shamera. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Shamera peaked in popularity in 1991 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shamera 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 Shamera paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
296
About 1 in 1,157,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1991
20 births
Total Registered
307
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shamera
Shamera is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 307 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shamera as a female name
Ranked #18,853 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1991 (20 births)
Shamera: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shamera span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 122 babies were registered. Shamera has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shamera by Decade
How has Shamera 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.
Shamera + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shamera as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shamera
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Shamera: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shamera?
We estimate approximately 296 people named Shamera 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 1,157,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Shamera a common name?
Shamera is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 307 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shamera most popular?
Shamera reached peak popularity in 1991, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shamera is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shamera a female name?
Shamera is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shamera Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shamera Smith, Shamera Johnson, Shamera 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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