Name Legacy

Shalimar

Recorded 1954–2015 · United States

Shalimar was most popular in 2012, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,227 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 644 people named Shalimar.

Most popular in2012
Rank that year#8,227
Births that year29
Total since 1880644
Given to99% girls

Shalimar over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shalimar’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shalimar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shalimar is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 644 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org