Shemar is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Shemar is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,148 for boy births in the United States (and #16,982 across all names), given to 10 babies. Shemar first appears in 1994 and peaked in 2001 (335 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,148 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,202 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,881 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,103 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,987 |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,639 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,310 |
| 2018 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,224 |
| 2017 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,301 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,668 |
| 2015 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,595 |
| 2014 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,743 |
| 2013 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,838 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,786 |
| 2011 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,500 |
| 2010 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,233 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,322 |
| 2008 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,747 |
| 2007 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,844 |
| 2006 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,766 |
| 2005 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,736 |
| 2004 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,987 |
| 2003 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,609 |
| 2002 | 163 | 163 | — | #972 |
| 2001 | 341 | 341 | #15,061 | #594 |
| 2000 | 266 | 266 | — | #672 |
| 1999 | 179 | 179 | — | #849 |
| 1998 | 152 | 152 | — | #930 |
| 1997 | 119 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1996 | 146 | — | — | #906 |
| 1995 | 50 | — | — | #1,776 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | — | #4,754 |