Is Shemar a boy or girl name?
Shemar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Shemar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 2,372 US babies named Shemar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,170
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shemar since 1994
- 2,372
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 341 babies
Boys and girls named Shemar, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #7,170 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,878 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,100 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,982 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,636 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,307 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,301 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,668 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,785 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,322 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 45 | #2,746 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 79 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 61 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 163 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 335 | #594 | 6 | #15,060 |
| 2000 | 266 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 179 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 152 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 119 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 146 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,754 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shemar reached #594 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #15,060 in 2001. 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 Shemar
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.