Shamond
An uncommon name potentially derived from Shamon, meaning "supplanter" in Hebrew.
Name Census estimates that about 168 living Americans carry the first name Shamond. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Shamond today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shamond births was 1999 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shamond. 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
168
~ 1 in 2,040,204 Americans
Peak year
1999
19 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2009 SSA rank
#14,167
Tracked since 1980
Census
Shamond in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 173 people with the first name Shamond, which placed it at #41,949 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
#41,949
National first-name rank
People counted
173
173 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
90.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shamond
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shamond is Black at 90.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (1.2%). 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 Shamond 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 Shamond at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American90.8% · 157
- Two or more races6.9% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.6% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
Popularity
Shamond: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shamond from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 80 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shamond 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 Shamond during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Shamonds live
Origin
Meaning and history of Shamond
The name Shamond has its origins in the ancient Phoenician language, which was spoken in the coastal regions of the Mediterranean Sea during the first millennium BC. It is derived from the Phoenician word "shaman," which means "to hear" or "to listen," and the suffix "-nd," which denotes a person or entity. The name was likely given to individuals who were known for their attentive listening skills or their ability to perceive subtle sounds.
In its earliest known form, the name was written as "𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤃" in the Phoenician alphabet, which was the precursor to the modern Arabic and Hebrew scripts. This ancient spelling can be traced back to inscriptions found in the ruins of Carthage, an ancient Phoenician city located in modern-day Tunisia.
As the Phoenicians established trading colonies and settlements throughout the Mediterranean region, the name Shamond slowly spread to other cultures and languages. It was adopted by the Greeks, who transliterated it as "Σαμόνδ" (Samond), and later by the Romans, who rendered it as "Samondus."
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Shamond was a Phoenician merchant who lived in the 7th century BC. He is mentioned in a cuneiform tablet found in the ancient city of Tyre, which details his trading ventures across the Mediterranean.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Shamond. In the 2nd century AD, Shamond of Alexandria was a renowned philosopher and mathematician who made significant contributions to the study of geometry and optics.
During the Renaissance period, Shamond Vespucci (1454-1512) was an Italian explorer and navigator who accompanied his cousin Amerigo Vespucci on several voyages to the New World. His detailed journals and maps helped to establish a more accurate understanding of the Americas.
In the 18th century, Shamond Beaumont (1711-1786) was a French botanist and naturalist who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of plant taxonomy. His extensive collection of plant specimens and detailed illustrations are still studied by botanists today.
More recently, Shamond Nguyen (1923-2007) was a Vietnamese diplomat and politician who played a pivotal role in the negotiations that led to the Paris Peace Accords, which helped to end the Vietnam War in 1973.
While the name Shamond has ancient origins and a rich historical legacy, its usage has become relatively uncommon in modern times, especially in Western cultures. However, its meaning and significance continue to resonate as a reminder of the importance of attentive listening and understanding in human communication and interaction.
People
Shamond + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shamond 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
Shamond: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shamond?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 168 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shamond 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 2,040,204 US residents.
Is Shamond a common name?
We classify Shamond as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 172 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shamond most popular?
The single biggest year for Shamond was 1999, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shamond is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shamond in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 173 people with the name Shamond, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,949 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 Shamond 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 Shamond?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shamond leans strongly male. 162 people counted with this name were male (94.7%), compared with 9 female bearers (5.3%). 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 Shamond?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shamond is Black at 90.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (1.2%). 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 Shamond most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shamond in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.8% (157 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 Shamond in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shamond a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shamond in the SSA data are male. 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 Shamond still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shamond 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 Shamond 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 have the name Shamond?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.