Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- flint
Pronunciation
sh(a)-mir
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2550, 49 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4707, 21 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #4119, 20 births); most recent 2010 (rank #16957, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | – |
| 2024 | 29 | – |
| 2023 | 22 | – |
| 2022 | 27 | – |
| 2021 | 40 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | – |
| 2019 | 40 | – |
| 2018 | 33 | – |
| 2017 | 33 | – |
| 2016 | 49 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #1454, 8 births); most recent 2013 (rank #4678, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #2315, 4 births); most recent 2008 (rank #4669, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence