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Shamara

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Shamara has been given to about 1,660 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,626
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shamara per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 66
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,660

How popular is Shamara?

Its best year was 1989, when 66 babies were given the name, ranking 1960th. The typical living American called Shamara is about 34 years old today.

Names that sound like Shamara

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samara0.89
  2. Tamara0.79
  3. Amara0.79
  4. Sahara0.79
  5. Samira0.74
  6. Shakira0.74
  7. Shara0.74
  8. Samaria0.69

Middle names for Shamara

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shamara Rose0.85
  2. Shamara Louise0.85
  3. Shamara June0.84
  4. Shamara Pearl0.84
  5. Shamara Quinn0.84
  6. Shamara Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shamara

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.79
  2. Laceysister · 0.78
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.77
  4. Bethanysister · 0.77
  5. Elishaeither · 0.77
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.76

Where Shamara is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shamara White0.80
    2. Shamara Reyes0.80
    3. Shamara Nguyen0.80
    4. Shamara Moore0.80
    5. Shamara Lee0.80
    6. Shamara Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shamara

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.