Shamire
The Story of Shamire
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Shamire as a girl name dates back to 1985, when 7 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Shamire — #8,317 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Shamire on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Shamire last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shamire first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 5 births, good for #10,667 nationwide. Shamire last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shamire
Shamire is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Shamire's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #8,317. Use the chart and map above to compare Shamire'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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