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Shamira name meaning

Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Shamira mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Shamira

User Submitted Origins

Hebrew
63%
Arabic
17%
English
13%
African American
4%
African
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 people from Virginia, U.S. agree the name Shamira is of Arabic / Hebrew origin and means "Protector".
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Fun Facts about the name Shamira

  • How Popular is the name Shamira? Shamira is the 8,441st most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Shamira have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,489 babies born with the first name Shamira in the United States. That's more than enough people named Shamira to occupy the territory of Christmas Island (Australia) with an estimated population of 1,462 (as of June 30, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Shamira? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1973 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Shamira first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Shamira is Friday, November 15th, 1912.
  • What year had the most people named Shamira born? The highest recorded use of the first name Shamira was in 1991 with a total of 70 babies.
  • Random Shamira Factoid: According to the 1987 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Shamira is not a popular baby girl's name in Pennsylvania. Imagine that, only 6 babies in Pennsylvania have the same name in 1987.
  • Weird things about the name Shamira: The name spelled backwards is Arimahs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Armiash. How do you pronounce that?
  • Shamira name meaning

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