girl's name
Shamya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,175
Shamya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 174 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1983.
Shamya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 15 |
| 1990s | 275 |
| 2000s | 1,451 |
| 2010s | 383 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 48 |
How popular is Shamya?
In 2025, Shamya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shamya is used
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 Shamya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shamya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shamya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shamya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shamya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shamya
How popular is the name Shamya?
In 2025, Shamya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shamya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shamya most popular?
Shamya peaked in 2005, when 174 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shamya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shamya currently ranks #16,397 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.