Shamarr
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-MAR
- Origin
- Modern
Shamarr is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shamarr come from?
Modern: spelling of Shamar; American coinage, perhaps influenced by Hebrew shamar 'to guard'
Meaning borrowed from Shamar. More on Wiktionary.
Is Shamarr a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamarr is a boys' name.
How popular is Shamarr in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Shamarr in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shamarr in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Shamarr
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamir Samir Zahir Hamza Amir Nasir Nazir Zamir Ahmad Yahir Semaj Said
Names related to Shamarr
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Shamarr: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shamarr, updated 20 October 2026.