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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shamia

Shamia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 2093rd with 74 babies. More babies were named Shamia in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
199974 babies
Total since 1880
1,469babies recorded

Shamia popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#13,2657
2010#7,17118
2000#2,45263
1990#2,84141
1980#3,11928
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shamia, counting every spelling?

Shamia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shamia?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Shamia are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 23 and 38. That makes Shamia mostly worn by children and young adults.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Shamia by state

How common Shamia was among girls born in each state in 1997–2001, around its peak. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesVA0.08Maryland: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMD0.08Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesSC0.08District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesMS0.19Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesFL0.01
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shamia, girls, 1997–2001. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shamia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shamia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shamia

How popular is the name Shamia?

Shamia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 2093rd with 74 babies. More babies were named Shamia in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Shamia a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shamia in the US.

Where was Shamia most popular?

In 1997–2001, Shamia was most common in Mississippi (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Maryland.