Recorded 1989–2015 Girls' name Peak 2002 350 births

Shamyia — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

350 girls have been named Shamyia since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

350
total births
1989–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shamyia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

30 babies were named Shamyia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamyia

The Social Security Administration has registered 350 babies named Shamyia between 1989 and 2015, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamyia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamyia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shamyia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shamyia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamyia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 350 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shamyia at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

350

Since 1989

27 years of records

Peak year

2002

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1989

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2015

Shamyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1989

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2002)
30
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Shamyia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
202 births that decade — 58% of Shamyia's all-time total
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Shamyia by state

Where Shamyia concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shamyia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Shamyia's total US births 1.4%

5 of 350 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamyia?
350 babies have been named Shamyia since 1989. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2002 with 30 births.
When was Shamyia most popular?
Shamyia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Shamyia most popular?
The top states for the name Shamyia are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Shamyia been used?
Shamyia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 27 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Shamyia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.