Recorded 2000–2011 Girls' name Peak 2007 58 births

Shamyiah — girls' name

58 babies named Shamyiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

58 girls have been named Shamyiah since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

58
total births
2000–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Shamyiah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shamyiah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamyiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Shamyiah between 2000 and 2011, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamyiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamyiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shamyiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamyiah 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 58 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.

Shamyiah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

58

Since 2000

12 years of records

Peak year

2007

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2000

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2011

Shamyiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2000

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2007)
14
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
46810121416 20112010200920082007200520042000 5

Shamyiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 74% of Shamyiah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamyiah?
58 babies have been named Shamyiah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2007 with 14 births.
When was Shamyiah most popular?
Shamyiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Shamyiah been used?
Shamyiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 12 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Shamyiah?
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, 2000–2011 (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.