Shamel

Shamel

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 13% girls / 87% boys

Shamel first appears in the data in 1974 and has been recorded in 47 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 42 babies (rank #1,963 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shamel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shamel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,175

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1974	5	#5,880
1975	10	#3,626
1976	10	#3,677
1977	17	#2,645
1978	23	#2,118
1979	24	#2,145
1980	28	#2,000
1981	15	#3,004
1982	30	#1,881
1983	25	#2,135
1984	33	#1,760
1985	37	#1,694
1986	26	#2,217
1987	35	#1,861
1988	30	#2,128
1989	38	#1,949
1990	36	#2,077
1991	36	#2,091
1992	41	#1,978
1993	42	#1,963
1994	31	#2,489
1995	33	#2,392
1996	25	#3,007
1997	30	#2,671
1998	21	#3,578
1999	22	#3,571
2000	26	#3,285
2001	24	#3,601
2002	14	#5,350
2003	22	#3,957
2004	23	#3,980
2005	20	#4,434
2006	19	#4,828
2007	19	#4,953
2008	13	#6,703
2009	17	#5,513
2010	15	#5,990
2011	14	#6,198
2012	12	#6,969
2013	17	#5,356
2014	11	#7,468
2015	13	#6,615
2016	11	#7,524
2017	8	#9,546
2018	7	#10,566
2021	7	#10,599
2023	5	#13,858

Year

Babies

Rank

1974

#5,880

1975

#3,626

1976

#3,677

1977

#2,645

1978

#2,118

1979

#2,145

1980

#2,000

1981

#3,004

1982

#1,881

1983

#2,135

1984

#1,760

1985

#1,694

1986

#2,217

1987

#1,861

1988

#2,128

1989

#1,949

1990

#2,077

1991

#2,091

1992

#1,978

1993

#1,963

1994

#2,489

1995

#2,392

1996

#3,007

1997

#2,671

1998

#3,578

1999

#3,571

2000

#3,285

2001

#3,601

2002

#5,350

2003

#3,957

2004

#3,980

2005

#4,434

2006

#4,828

2007

#4,953

2008

#6,703

2009

#5,513

2010

#5,990

2011

#6,198

2012

#6,969

2013

#5,356

2014

#7,468

2015

#6,615

2016

#7,524

2017

#9,546

2018

#10,566

2021

#10,599

2023

#13,858

Numerology of Shamel

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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