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Origin & history of Shamira1
Hebrew / Jewish roots
Shamira comes from the Hebrew / Jewish tradition, meaning He who defends.
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How popular is Shamira?
1991
peak year
Today, Shamira is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9628), with only about 12 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1991, 70 babies were given the name (ranked #1992 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Shamira has been declining in recent years. In all, around 1,537 babies have been registered as Shamira since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
70
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,992)
(ranked #1,992)
12
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
120
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,537
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shamira6
Life path number
The Nurturer
Nurturing, love and responsibility.
❤️Nurturing
🏡Home-centred
⚖️Just
🌸Generous
S1
H8
A1
M4
I9
R9
A1
Sum: 33 → Life path 6
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Personality of Shamira❤️
Nurturing heart
They notice when someone is struggling before anyone else.
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Creates warmth
Their circle is warmer for their presence.
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Strong morals
They know what's right and stand by it.
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Quietly selfless
They give and give, often without realising how much.
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How we calculated this
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