Shamela

SHAYM-luh /ˈʃeɪmlə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Shamela is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Shamela is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1996. Shamela was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 1989 (10 births).

About the name Shamela

PronunciationSHAYM-luh /ˈʃeɪmlə/
10peak births 1989
1977first in SSA data

Names similar to Shamela

How popular is Shamela?

Girls named Shamela
197719801985199019951996
Girls named Shamela per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1977–1996 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1996) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shamela total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19965—#15,448
19925—#15,137
198910—#7,919
19889—#8,261
19879—#7,873
19868—#8,356
19855—#12,126
19845—#11,817
19837—#8,798
19825—#11,935
19819—#7,280
19808—#8,003
19799—#7,193
19785—#11,117
19776—#9,390