Shamal
#12,511 most common boys' name of all time · #32,193 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1978–2008
Rank among boys
#12,511
Rank overall
#32,193 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
22 of 146
All-time
172
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1996 #4,770
Best rank
#4,623 1990
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Shamal first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,231 |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,597 |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,429 |
| 2003 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,969 |
| 2002 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,326 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,731 |
| 2000 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,097 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,244 |
| 1998 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,169 |
| 1997 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,686 |
| 1996 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,770 |
| 1995 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,728 |
| 1994 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,177 |
| 1993 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1992 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,942 |
| 1991 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,384 |
| 1990 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,623 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,612 |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,163 |
| 1980 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,148 |
| 1979 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,883 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,743 |