Girls' name · since 1996
Shayma
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 170 babies named Shayma, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,704 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayma currently ranks #15704 among girls' names in America, with 170 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Shayma recorded 170 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #15704 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #21,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,704 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 170 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayma ranks #21,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,704 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 170 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,704 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayma's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Shayma compares
170 34th percentile among 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
Shayma's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shayma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 170 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shayma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shayma's full recorded timeline at 2007, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shayma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shayma by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (89 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Shayma's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shayma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 89 births (52% of all-time use).
Shayma by state
Where Shayma concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 10 | 5.9% |
10 of 170 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shayma's data
- Shayma's decade-level peak was the 2000s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Shaymas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Shayma: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Shayma 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.