Girls' name · since 1989
Shamyia
350 babies named Shamyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
350 girls have been named Shamyia since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shamyia has 350 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1989 to 2015.
- #14,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 350 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamyia ranks #14,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamyia's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shamyia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shamyia's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shamyia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2015
- Peak year (2002)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shamyia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (202 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Shamyia's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Shamyia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 202 births (58% of all-time use).
Shamyia by state
Where Shamyia concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 350 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shamyia's data
- Shamyia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shamyias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shamyia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1989–2015 (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 Shamyia 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.