Shamari
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- shah-MAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
Shamari is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shamari come from?
Modern: modern American coinage
Is Shamari a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamari is a boys' name.
How popular is Shamari in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 boys.
Shamari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
How popular is Shamari in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Shamari in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2016, 39% of the babies named Shamari in the US were girls.
Shamari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,595 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,471 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
Names like Shamari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ibrahim Abdullah Mustafa Hamza Avi Musa Yahya Sami Ahmed Syed Hadi
Names related to Shamari
Samar Shameer Shamar Shomari Shamir Samara Samaria Samaira Samari Samary
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shamari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shamari, updated 20 October 2026.