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Shamel

Used in both girl and boy records

Shamel appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Shamel by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDShamel as a girl’s nameUS records 1975–1996
#18812girl rank1993peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDShamel as a boy’s nameUS records 1974–2023
#4401boy rank1993peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Shamel in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197715 uses#442319771975–199619 listed years
Boy199342 uses#167219851974–201845 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.