Shemar
Shamar or Shemar is a given name. Notable people with the name include:ShamarShamar Bailey, American martial artist Shamar Joseph, Guyana and West Indies cricket player Shamar Nicholson, Jamaican footballer Shamar Sands, Bahamian track and field athlete Shamar Springer, Barbadian cricketer Shamar Stephen, American football playerShemarShemar Bartholomew, American football player Shemar James,…
Meaning & Origin of Shemar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shamar or Shemar is a given name. Notable people with the name include:ShamarShamar Bailey, American martial artist Shamar Joseph, Guyana and West Indies cricket player Shamar Nicholson, Jamaican footballer Shamar Sands, Bahamian track and field athlete Shamar Springer, Barbadian cricketer Shamar Stephen, American football playerShemarShemar Bartholomew, American football player Shemar James,…
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The Story of Shemar
Shemar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 335 Shemars were born — ranking #594 that year. As of 2026, Shemar ranks #7,729 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 2K Shemars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shemar
Shemar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shemar's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #594. Use the chart and map above to compare Shemar'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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