Is Shamir a boy or girl name?

Shamir is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,726 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 12.4% were girls and 87.6% were boys.

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Shamir

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Shamir was most popular in 1991, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,836 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,726 people named Shamir.

Shamir over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shamir’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shamir a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shamir is mostly a boy’s name — 12.4% of the 1,726 Americans given it were girls and 87.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shamir

Where Shamir is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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