Shemia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shemia

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Shemia between 1976 and 2008, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shemia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shemia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shemia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shemia 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 142 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.