Is Shemar a boy or girl name?

Shemar is a boy’s name. Of the 2,382 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Shemar

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Shemar was most popular in 2001, when 341 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,298 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,382 people named Shemar.

Shemar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shemar’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shemar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shemar is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 2,382 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% 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 Shemar

Where Shemar 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