Girls' name · since 1983
Shamya
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 2,172 babies named Shamya, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,172
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamya currently ranks #15476 among girls' names in America, with 2,172 babies recorded since 1983.
Shamya has 2,172 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15476 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #4,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,476 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,172 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamya ranks #4,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,476 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,172 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,172
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamya's 2,172 recorded births place it above 93.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Shamya compares
2,172 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Shamya's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shamya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,172 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shamya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shamya's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 174, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shamya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shamya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,451 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Shamya's strongest decade.
1,451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Shamya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 275
1990s
275 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,451 births
- 2010s 383
2010s
383 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,451 births (67% of all-time use).
How Shamya 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 Shamya's total volume
Shamya by state
Where Shamya concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 190 | 8.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 151 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 135 | 6.2% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 119 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 96 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 92 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 74 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 73 | 3.4% |
190 of 2,172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Shamya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shamya's data
- Shamya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,451 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shamyas (190 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 Shamya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Shamya 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.