How Many People Are Named Shamira?
An estimated 1,487 people in the United States have the first name Shamira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Shamira peaked in popularity in 1991 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shamira 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 Shamira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,487
About 1 in 230,501 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1991
70 births
Total Registered
1,537
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shamira
Shamira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,537 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shamira as a female name
Ranked #8,325 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (70 births)
Shamira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shamira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 477 babies were registered. Shamira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shamira by Decade
How has Shamira 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.
Shamira by State
Birth registrations for Shamira span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in California, Michigan, South Carolina. On average, about 36 Shamiras were registered per state.
Shamira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shamira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shamira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shamira?
We estimate approximately 1,487 people named Shamira 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 230,501 Americans share this first name.
Is Shamira a common name?
Shamira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,537 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shamira most popular?
Shamira reached peak popularity in 1991, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shamira is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shamira a female name?
Shamira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shamira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shamira Smith, Shamira Johnson, Shamira 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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