Shamus is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Shamus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,803 for boy births in the United States (and #18,245 across all names), given to 9 babies. Shamus was first reported in SSA data in 1959 and peaked in 2007 (72 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,803 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,810 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #10,675 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,499 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,811 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,757 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,707 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #5,742 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | #4,300 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #5,030 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #5,230 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | #3,944 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2010 | 38 | 38 | #3,064 |
| 2009 | 53 | 53 | #2,442 |
| 2008 | 59 | 59 | #2,256 |
| 2007 | 72 | 72 | #1,970 |
| 2006 | 70 | 70 | #1,938 |
| 2005 | 51 | 51 | #2,322 |
| 2004 | 43 | 43 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 40 | 40 | #2,499 |
| 2001 | 35 | 35 | #2,728 |
| 2000 | 44 | 44 | #2,248 |
| 1999 | 39 | 39 | #2,337 |
| 1998 | 44 | 44 | #2,120 |
| 1997 | 41 | — | #2,157 |
| 1996 | 37 | — | #2,247 |
| 1995 | 42 | — | #2,020 |
| 1994 | 33 | — | #2,385 |
| 1993 | 41 | — | #1,998 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #2,589 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | #2,740 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | #3,148 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #2,604 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | #2,129 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #2,709 |
| 1986 | 22 | — | #2,495 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | #2,695 |
| 1984 | 23 | — | #2,279 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | #2,009 |
| 1982 | 31 | — | #1,849 |
| 1981 | 38 | — | #1,597 |
| 1980 | 45 | — | #1,428 |
| 1979 | 42 | — | #1,460 |
| 1978 | 37 | — | #1,562 |
| 1977 | 50 | — | #1,267 |
| 1976 | 34 | — | #1,602 |
| 1975 | 53 | — | #1,165 |
| 1974 | 46 | — | #1,243 |
| 1973 | 35 | — | #1,457 |
| 1972 | 20 | — | #2,067 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #3,115 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #3,040 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | #2,662 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #4,071 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #3,499 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #3,202 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,352 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #3,562 |