Shamari
The Story of Shamari
As a girl name
Shamari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 80 births, good for #2,055 nationwide. About 48% of every Shamari on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Shamari last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shamari as a boy name dates back to 1979, when 7 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 41 newborns named Shamari — #2,599 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Shamari on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Shamari ranks #6,725 for boys with 12 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 868 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shamari
Shamari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Shamari's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,055. Use the chart and map above to compare Shamari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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