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Shamus Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shamus?

In 2018 the rare name Shamus, ranked the 8,662nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Shamus would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1165 was reached in 1975.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2007 with 72 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Shamus was less than 5, most recently in 1964.

Shamus, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1968-1975, 1990-1993, and 2001-2006, whereas 1979-1985, and 2007-2014 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Shamus has been spiralling downward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Shamus lately has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shamus?

Shamus's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shamus is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Shamus (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 9 8,662
2017 16 5,724
2016 24 4,285
2015 19 5,023
2014 18 5,221
2013 26 3,941
2012 26 3,987
2011 35 3,228
2010 38 3,062
2009 53 2,440
2008 57 2,320
2007 72 1,969
2006 70 1,937
2005 51 2,320
2004 43 2,565
2003 35 2,834
2002 40 2,498
2001 35 2,723
2000 44 2,247
1999 39 2,337
1998 44 2,119
1997 41 2,157
1996 37 2,247
1995 42 2,020
1994 33 2,384
1993 41 1,998
1992 28 2,589
1991 25 2,740
1990 20 3,146
1989 25 2,604
1988 30 2,127
1987 20 2,707
1986 22 2,494
1985 19 2,696
1984 23 2,280
1983 27 2,009
1982 31 1,846
1981 37 1,627
1980 45 1,428
1979 43 1,433
1978 37 1,563
1977 50 1,267
1976 34 1,602
1975 53 1,165
1974 46 1,242
1973 35 1,456
1972 19 2,145
1971 11 3,115
1970 11 3,039
1969 12 2,664
1968 6 4,070
1967 7 3,500
1966 8 3,201
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.