Shamel is a rare variant of Shmuel that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Shamel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Shamel was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 1993 (42 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,867 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,607 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,568 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,550 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,527 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,617 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,470 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,357 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,970 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,199 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,991 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,514 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,704 |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,953 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,828 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,435 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,980 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,957 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,350 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,601 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,285 |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,572 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,578 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | — | #2,671 |
| 1996 | 31 | — | #13,187 | #3,008 |
| 1995 | 33 | — | — | #2,392 |
| 1994 | 36 | — | #15,332 | #2,489 |
| 1993 | 57 | — | #6,197 | #1,963 |
| 1992 | 55 | — | #6,590 | #1,977 |
| 1991 | 44 | — | #10,078 | #2,090 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #14,821 | #2,078 |
| 1989 | 46 | — | #9,508 | #1,949 |
| 1988 | 35 | — | #13,482 | #2,128 |
| 1987 | 40 | — | #12,868 | #1,862 |
| 1986 | 32 | — | #10,634 | #2,217 |
| 1985 | 37 | — | — | #1,694 |
| 1984 | 45 | — | #5,823 | #1,759 |
| 1983 | 32 | — | #8,797 | #2,135 |
| 1982 | 39 | — | #7,355 | #1,881 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | #7,279 | #3,005 |
| 1980 | 37 | — | #7,282 | #2,000 |
| 1979 | 31 | — | #8,814 | #2,145 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | — | #2,117 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | #4,605 | #2,645 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #10,572 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #10,280 | #3,626 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,880 |