UK girl's name
Shameela
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2000. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Shameela is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Shameela popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2000 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2746, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 5 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1997 to 2000. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Shameela is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Shameela. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2001 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Shameela ranked #2746 for girls in England and Wales in 2000, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 5 girls were registered as Shameela.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Shameela as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2746
2000
Births in 2000
5
Latest year
Peak year
2000
5 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Shameela over time
The chart below shows babies named Shameela registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2000. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Shameela, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2000, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shameela by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Shameela was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #2746 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3158 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Shameela
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- Scarlett 34,261
- Sienna 32,418
- Sofia 29,136
- Sarah 27,961
- Shannon 25,510
- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Shameela: questions and answers
How popular is the name Shameela in the UK right now?
In 2000, Shameela was ranked #2746 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Shameela most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 5 babies registered as Shameela in England and Wales.
How many people are called Shameela in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Shameela across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.