Shamel

Girl · recorded 1975–1996

  • 1996last recorded
  • 1977best year

Most popular in 1977.

Last recorded in 1996. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Shamel.

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Its story

Popularity since 1975

051019751980198619911996

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 19 recorded years as a table
Shamel, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19753
19763
197710
19794
19805
19815
19825
19834
19847
19863
19873
19883
19894
19903
19914
19928
19938
19943
19963

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shamel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1996
6
Rank in 1996
#11,807
How rare
1 in 292,167 girls
Since 1975
155

Shamel was last recorded in 1996. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1977, at 10 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Shamel doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.