Recorded 1999–2010 Girls' name Peak 2004 41 births

Shmya — girls' name

41 babies named Shmya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

41 girls have been named Shmya since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

41
total births
1999–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Shmya was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shmya in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shmya

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Shmya between 1999 and 2010, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shmya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shmya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shmya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shmya 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 41 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.

Shmya at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

41

Since 1999

12 years of records

Peak year

2004

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1999

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2010

Shmya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1999

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2004)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Shmya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 73% of Shmya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shmya?
41 babies have been named Shmya since 1999. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2004 with 8 births.
When was Shmya most popular?
Shmya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Shmya been used?
Shmya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 12 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Shmya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shmeka. 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, 1999–2010 (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.