Shamir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-MEER
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Shamir is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “thorn; hard stone”. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Shamir mean?
Hebrew
“thorn; hard stone”
In Jewish legend the shamir could cut stone, letting Solomon build the Temple without iron tools.
Is Shamir a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shamir in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 8 boys.
Shamir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
How popular is Shamir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Shamir, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 49 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had fewer boys named Shamir than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Shamir in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 26% of the babies named Shamir in the US in 1983, and 9% in 2010.
Shamir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,765 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,698 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,541 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,956 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,639 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,424 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,273 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,294 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,948 |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,844 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,533 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Shamir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Hamza Amir Ibrahim Ahmed Umar Abdullah Samir Uzair Mustafa Sabir
Names related to Shamir
Shahmeer Shameer Shamari Shamar Shomari Sahmir Zhamir Sameir
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Shamir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shamir, updated 20 October 2026.