unisex name

Shamari

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,954

Shamari is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 55% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2000, when 118 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1979.

Shamari over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

844
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Shamari by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 7
1980s 89
1990s 504
2000s 844
2010s 354
2020s (to 2024) 109

How popular is Shamari?

In 2024, Shamari was given to 21 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shamari is used

Canada #2,971 5 in 2008
United States #6,418 21 in 2024
England & Wales #6,435 3 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shamari

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shamari also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shamari over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shamari

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shamari — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shamari

How popular is the name Shamari?

In 2024, Shamari was given to 21 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shamari a girl's or a boy's name?

Shamari is used for both girls and boys. About 55% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Shamari most popular?

Shamari peaked in 2000, when 118 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.