Girls' name · since 1996
Shamiyah
719 babies named Shamiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,747 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 719
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shamiyah is the #9747 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 719 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Shamiyah recorded 719 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #9747 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #9,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,747 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 719 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamiyah ranks #9,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,747 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 719 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,747 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 719
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamiyah's 719 recorded births place it above 87.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Shamiyah compares
719 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shamiyah's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shamiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 719 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shamiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamiyah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shamiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (329 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Shamiyah's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shamiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
329 births
- 2010s
2010s
279 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 329 births (46% of all-time use).
How Shamiyah 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 Shamiyah's total volume
Shamiyah by state
Where Shamiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 27 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 23 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 9 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
27 of 719 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Shamiyah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shamiyah's data
- Shamiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (329 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shamiyahs (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shamiyah: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Shamiyah 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.