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Girl name

Shamela

100% girls · last recorded 1996

Shamela has been given to about 105 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 101
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shamela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time105

How popular is Shamela?

Its best year was 1989, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 7919th. The typical living American called Shamela is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Shamela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shameka0.83
  2. Pamela0.79
  3. Tamela0.79
  4. Shayla0.74
  5. Sharla0.74
  6. Shiela0.74
  7. Carmela0.68
  8. Adela0.68

Middle names for Shamela

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

Sibling names for Shamela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Amandasister · 0.57
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.56
  3. Jessicasister · 0.55
  4. Laceysister · 0.54
  5. Adambrother · 0.53
  6. Jeremybrother · 0.53

Where Shamela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

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