girl's name

Shemiah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 163

Shemiah is a girl's name. In 2009 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2002, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1981.

Shemiah over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s.

96
'80 '90 '00
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Births named Shemiah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 6
1990s 58
2000s 96

How popular is Shemiah?

In 2009, Shemiah was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shemiah is used

England & Wales #4,335 3 in 2007
United States #15,252 6 in 2009

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 Shemiah

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

Parents who like Shemiah also like

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

Sibling names for Shemiah

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

Common questions about Shemiah

How popular is the name Shemiah?

In 2009, Shemiah was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Shemiah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shemiah most popular?

Shemiah peaked in 2002, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.