Shamar is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2000 and has since faded.
Shamar is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,811 for boy births in the United States (and #12,246 across all names), given to 16 babies. Shamar first appears in 1969 and peaked in 2000 (383 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,811 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,325 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,994 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,265 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,297 |
| 2020 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,063 |
| 2019 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,812 |
| 2018 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,623 |
| 2017 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,693 |
| 2016 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,719 |
| 2015 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,433 |
| 2014 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,575 |
| 2013 | 124 | 124 | — | #1,368 |
| 2012 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,263 |
| 2011 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,208 |
| 2010 | 189 | 189 | — | #1,030 |
| 2009 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,140 |
| 2008 | 219 | 219 | — | #929 |
| 2007 | 209 | 209 | — | #948 |
| 2006 | 261 | 261 | #14,890 | #805 |
| 2005 | 235 | 235 | — | #809 |
| 2004 | 199 | 199 | — | #876 |
| 2003 | 228 | 228 | #17,949 | #788 |
| 2002 | 292 | 292 | — | #650 |
| 2001 | 370 | 370 | #13,233 | #570 |
| 2000 | 389 | 389 | #14,708 | #552 |
| 1999 | 307 | 307 | #8,143 | #618 |
| 1998 | 246 | 246 | #10,965 | #701 |
| 1997 | 190 | — | #11,873 | #807 |
| 1996 | 168 | — | #11,576 | #865 |
| 1995 | 119 | — | #9,415 | #1,079 |
| 1994 | 59 | — | — | #1,578 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #13,137 | #2,042 |
| 1992 | 73 | — | #7,957 | #1,487 |
| 1991 | 82 | — | #8,487 | #1,334 |
| 1990 | 91 | — | #11,164 | #1,196 |
| 1989 | 83 | — | #6,878 | #1,306 |
| 1988 | 48 | — | — | #1,548 |
| 1987 | 62 | — | #6,257 | #1,463 |
| 1986 | 78 | — | #6,507 | #1,160 |
| 1985 | 61 | — | #8,167 | #1,329 |
| 1984 | 69 | — | #6,207 | #1,212 |
| 1983 | 75 | — | #5,089 | #1,163 |
| 1982 | 83 | — | #9,017 | #1,046 |
| 1981 | 88 | — | #6,721 | #1,034 |
| 1980 | 76 | — | #5,482 | #1,152 |
| 1979 | 59 | — | #7,894 | #1,302 |
| 1978 | 47 | — | #11,116 | #1,450 |
| 1977 | 34 | — | #6,769 | #1,998 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | — | #2,229 |
| 1975 | 29 | — | #10,279 | #1,991 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #9,920 | #3,781 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | — | #2,993 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #8,046 | #4,371 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #8,132 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,446 | — |