Girls' name · since 1979
Shamiya
1,313 babies named Shamiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,313
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,313 girls have been named Shamiya since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shamiya recorded 1,313 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #6,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,313 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamiya ranks #6,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,313 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,313
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamiya's 1,313 recorded births place it above 91.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Shamiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamiya's full recorded timeline at 2002, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shamiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (684 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Shamiya's strongest decade.
684 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shamiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 203
1990s
203 births
- 2000s
2000s
684 births
- 2010s
2010s
337 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 684 births (52% of all-time use).
How Shamiya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shamiya's total volume
Shamiya by state
Where Shamiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 99 | 7.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 72 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 53 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 37 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 30 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 24 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Texas | | 22 | 1.7% |
99 of 1,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Shamiya appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shamiya's data
- Shamiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (684 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shamiyas (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shamiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shamiya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.