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Shamar

Shamar: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“to guard, keep”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
shuh-MAR · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

Probably derived from Hebrew shamar 'to guard, keep, observe'. It has also been used in modern American naming, where exact transmission may vary.

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How popular is Shamar?

202410.8 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Shamar in 202436

2024 rank#3,291 boys

Peak year2000

Total US babies since 18806,369

Shamar is fading: recent use is about 43% of its level ten years before.

Names like Shamar

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Shamar questions

What does the name Shamar mean?

Shamar means "to guard, keep". It comes from Hebrew. Probably derived from Hebrew shamar 'to guard, keep, observe'. It has also been used in modern American naming, where exact transmission may vary.

Is Shamar a boy or girl name?

Shamar is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Shamar?

36 US babies were named Shamar in 2024. Its peak year was 2000.

How do you pronounce Shamar?

Shamar is usually pronounced shuh-MAR.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.