Unisex name · since 2006
Shiah
129 babies named Shiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,196 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 129
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shiah is the #16196 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 129 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiah has been recorded 129 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #16196 nationally and more common than 6% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #24,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,196 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 129 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiah ranks #24,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,196 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 129 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,196 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 129
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shiah's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shiah compares
129 29th 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
Shiah's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 129 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shiah splits its recorded history at 2016: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shiah popularity over time - boys
90 total births recorded since 2008 (Shiah as boys' name)
Shiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Shiah's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shiah's data
- Shiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Shiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Shiah 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.