Is Shomari a boy or girl name?

Shomari is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,200 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.9% were girls and 94.1% were boys.

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Shomari

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Shomari was most popular in 1992, when 99 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,612 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,200 people named Shomari.

Shomari over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shomari’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shomari a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shomari is mostly a boy’s name — 5.9% of the 1,200 Americans given it were girls and 94.1% 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 Shomari

Where Shomari is most concentrated

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

New York 7.9×

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