Recorded 1999–2002 Girls' name Peak 1999 15 births

Shymia — girls' name

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

1990s52000s10

The verdict

15 girls have been named Shymia since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.

15
total births
1999–2002
years on record
2000s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shymia was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

5 babies were named Shymia in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shymia

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Shymia between 1999 and 2002, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shymia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shymia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shymia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shymia 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 15 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.

Shymia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

15

Since 1999

4 years of records

Peak year

1999

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1999

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shymia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1999

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1999)
5
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5 200220011999 5

Shymia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 67% of Shymia's all-time total
1990s52000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shymia?
15 babies have been named Shymia since 1999. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1999 with 5 births.
When was Shymia most popular?
Shymia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Shymia been used?
Shymia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 4 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shymia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyanne, Shyla, Shyann, Shylah, 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, 1999–2002 (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.