Recorded 1998–2017 Girls' name Peak 2017 34 births

Shemariah — girls' name

34 babies named Shemariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s122010s17

The verdict

34 girls have been named Shemariah since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

34
total births
1998–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shemariah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shemariah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shemariah

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Shemariah between 1998 and 2017, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shemariah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shemariah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shemariah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shemariah 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 34 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.

Shemariah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

34

Since 1998

20 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1998

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2017

Shemariah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1998

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201720132010200820041998 5

Shemariah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 50% of Shemariah's all-time total
1990s52000s122010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shemariah?
34 babies have been named Shemariah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Shemariah most popular?
Shemariah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Shemariah been used?
Shemariah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 20 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Shemariah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 1998–2017 (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.