Girls' name · since 2004
Shamyla
32 babies named Shamyla in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
32 girls have been named Shamyla since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shamyla recorded 32 times among girls since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2004 to 2010.
- #40,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamyla ranks #40,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #40,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shamyla's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shamyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamyla splits its recorded history at 2008: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2010
- Peak year (2006)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Shamyla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 81% of the file).
2000s was Shamyla's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Shamyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (81% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shamyla's data
- Shamyla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~6 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, 2004–2010 (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 Shamyla 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.