Shamar
Shamar in 2025
Shamar was given to 16 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 12,246th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 207,209 babies born.
The history of Shamar
Shamar reached its highest point in 2000, when 389 babies were given the name, ranking 1,181st that year.
Across the 57 years of records since 1969, 6,386 babies have been named Shamar. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Shamar by decade
| Decade | Babies named Shamar | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 12,121 |
| 1970s | 235 | 2,896 |
| 1980s | 723 | 2,299 |
| 1990s | 1,381 | 1,318 |
| 2000s | 2,563 | 1,181 |
| 2010s | 1,191 | 2,283 |
| 2020s | 288 | 4,448 |
Where Shamar is heading
Shamar has fallen 87% over the past decade, from 120 babies in 2015 to 16 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 2000 peak — Shamar is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Shamar
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Shamar.