Is Shamar a boy or girl name?
Shamar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 36 boys were named Shamar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.9% of the 6,369 US babies named Shamar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,312
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shamar since 1969
- 6,369
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 389 babies
Boys and girls named Shamar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 191 | 44 | 18.7% |
| 1980s | 625 | 98 | 13.6% |
| 1990s | 1,304 | 77 | 5.6% |
| 2000s | 2,538 | 25 | 1% |
| 2010s | 1,191 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 271 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3,312 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,990 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 85 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 101 | #1,623 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 94 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 120 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 124 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 140 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 146 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 189 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 161 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 219 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 209 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 254 | #805 | 7 | #14,890 |
| 2005 | 235 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 199 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 223 | #788 | 5 | #17,949 |
| 2002 | 292 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 363 | #570 | 7 | #13,233 |
| 2000 | 383 | #552 | 6 | #14,708 |
| 1999 | 295 | #618 | 12 | #8,143 |
| 1998 | 238 | #701 | 8 | #10,965 |
| 1997 | 183 | #807 | 7 | #11,873 |
| 1996 | 161 | #865 | 7 | #11,576 |
| 1995 | 110 | #1,079 | 9 | #9,415 |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,042 | 6 | #13,138 |
| 1992 | 62 | #1,487 | 11 | #7,958 |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,334 | 10 | #8,486 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,196 | 7 | #11,163 |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,305 | 12 | #6,878 |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,463 | 12 | #6,257 |
| 1986 | 67 | #1,160 | 11 | #6,506 |
| 1985 | 53 | #1,329 | 8 | #8,166 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,212 | 11 | #6,208 |
| 1983 | 61 | #1,163 | 14 | #5,089 |
| 1982 | 76 | #1,046 | 7 | #9,017 |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,034 | 10 | #6,721 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,152 | 13 | #5,482 |
| 1979 | 51 | #1,302 | 8 | #7,893 |
| 1978 | 42 | #1,450 | 5 | #11,116 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,998 | 9 | #6,769 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,990 | 5 | #10,278 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,781 | 5 | #9,922 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,993 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,369 | 6 | #8,046 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,129 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,446 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shamar reached #552 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #5,089 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shamar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.