girls:
1.1k births since 1981
#4660 (18th percentile)
boys:
830 births since 1979
#3757 (18th percentile)
overall:
1.9k births since 1979
#5874 (24th percentile)
The name Shamari is the #5,874 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,886 recorded births since 1979. This represents the 24.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 24.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,660 (18.4% percentile) for all time with 1,056 births since 1981. For boys, it ranks #3,757 (18.0% percentile) for all time with 830 births since 1979.
Shamari first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1979 (1979 for boys and 1981 for girls). Birth data for Shamari is available in 44 out of the 45 years between 1979 and 2023 (43 years for boys and 38 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Shamari has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (56.0% of all recorded births). In 2023, 43.5% of babies named Shamari were girls.
For girls, Shamari reached its peak popularity in 2000, achieving the 8.4% percentile (ranked #822) with 40 births per million. The name was most common in 2000, with 40 births per million (ranked 8.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2003, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Shamari ranks #942 for girls (0.5% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 14.3% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Shamari reached its peak popularity in 2004, achieving the 4.3% percentile (ranked #811) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 2004, with 19 births per million (ranked 4.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Shamari ranks #903 for boys (0.9% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 36.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shamari".
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