girl's name

Shamiah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 600

Shamiah is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2004, when 42 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.

Shamiah over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

305
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Shamiah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 7
1980s 20
1990s 132
2000s 305
2010s 126

How popular is Shamiah?

In 2019, Shamiah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Shamiah is used

England & Wales #7,093 3 in 2025
United States #11,898 8 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shamiah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shamiah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shamiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shamiah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shamiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shamiah

How popular is the name Shamiah?

In 2019, Shamiah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Shamiah a girl's or a boy's name?

Shamiah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shamiah most popular?

Shamiah peaked in 2004, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Shamiah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shamiah currently ranks #7,093 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.