Shemari
The Story of Shemari
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Shemari as a girl name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Shemari — #14,121 in the national rankings. Shemari last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Shemari on the record books as a boy name in 2002, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 6 Shemaris were born — ranking #10,921 that year. Shemari last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 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 Shemari
Shemari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Shemari's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #10,921. Use the chart and map above to compare Shemari'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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