Shamone
A Yiddish name meaning "very good" or "excellent".
Name Census estimates that about 221 living Americans carry the first name Shamone. It is a predominantly female name (90.6% of registrations). The average person named Shamone today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shamone births was 1990 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shamone. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
221
~ 1 in 1,550,925 Americans
Peak year
1990
19 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2000 SSA rank
#10,146
Tracked since 1971
Census
Shamone in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 278 people with the first name Shamone, which placed it at #31,017 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,017
National first-name rank
People counted
278
278 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shamone
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shamone is Black at 88.1%. The next largest groups are White (4.0%) and Hispanic (4.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shamone described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shamone at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.1% · 245
- White4.0% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino4.0% · 11
- Two or more races3.6% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Shamone
Shamone leans heavily female at 90.6% of total registrations, but 22 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Shamone as a male name
- Ranked #10,146 in 2000
- 6 male births in 2000
- Peak: 1980 (6 births)
Shamone as a female name
- Ranked #14,711 in 2000
- 6 female births in 2000
- Peak: 1990 (19 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Shamone on both sides of the split. Of the 281 people counted with this name, 72 were male (25.6%) and 209 were female (74.4%).
Popularity
Shamone: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shamone from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 79 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shamone by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shamone during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shamone
The name Shamone is believed to have originated in the Arabic language, derived from the root word "shams" which means "sun." It was likely first used in the Middle East and North Africa during the medieval period, when Arabic culture and language were widely influential.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Shamone was Shamone ibn Abi al-Khuzayri, a 9th century Arab mathematician and astronomer from Baghdad. He made significant contributions to the development of spherical trigonometry and the study of celestial mechanics.
In the 13th century, Shamone al-Qudsi was a renowned Sufi poet and mystic from Jerusalem. His works, which often celebrated divine love and spiritual enlightenment, were widely read and admired throughout the Islamic world.
During the Ottoman Empire, Shamone Pasha was a prominent military commander and statesman in the 16th century. He played a crucial role in the Ottoman conquest of Rhodes and was later appointed as the governor of Egypt.
In the realm of literature, Shamone ibn Ishaq al-Baghdadi was an influential Arabic poet and scholar from the 10th century. His poetry, which often explored themes of love, nature, and the human experience, was highly regarded by his contemporaries and continues to be studied by scholars today.
Another notable figure was Shamone al-Andalusi, a 12th century mathematician and astronomer from Andalusia (modern-day Spain). He made significant contributions to the fields of trigonometry and the study of celestial movements, and his works were widely circulated throughout the Islamic world and Europe.
While the name Shamone has its roots in the Arabic language and culture, it has been adopted and used in various other regions and contexts throughout history. However, it is important to note that these examples represent only a small glimpse into the rich tapestry of individuals who have borne this name over the centuries.
People
Shamone + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shamone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shamone: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shamone?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 221 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shamone going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,550,925 US residents.
Is Shamone a common name?
We classify Shamone as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 235 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shamone most popular?
The single biggest year for Shamone was 1990, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shamone is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shamone in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 278 people with the name Shamone, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,017 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shamone in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shamone?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Shamone on both sides of the split. Of the 281 people counted with this name, 72 were male (25.6%) and 209 were female (74.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shamone?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shamone is Black at 88.1%. The next largest groups are White (4.0%) and Hispanic (4.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shamone most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shamone in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.1% (245 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shamone in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shamone a female name?
Yes, 90.6% of people registered as Shamone in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shamone still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shamone in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shamone can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Shamone?
Find out how many people share the name Shamone on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.