Shameer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-MEER
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Shameer is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
Where does Shameer come from?
Arabic: South Asian Muslim name, probably a form of Samir
Is Shameer a girl's or a boy's name?
Shameer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shameer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 500% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Shameer, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Shameer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
How popular is Shameer in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Shameer in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shameer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Shameer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Muhammad, Umar, Amir, Musa, Yahya, Zayaan, Zayd, Zayan, Ahmed, Arham, Abdullah
Names related to Shameer
Sameer, Shahmeer, Samer, Shamari, Shamar, Shemar, Shamir, Sameir
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa, Liyana
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, “Shameer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shameer, updated 20 October 2026.