Shamya
Shamya was the 16899th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1269th; the most babies were born in 2005 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,263 places. More babies were named Shamya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,899 girls, down 5,934 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,172babies recorded
Shamya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,899 | 5 |
| 2020 | #10,965 | 9 |
| 2010 | #2,254 | 86 |
| 2000 | #1,333 | 142 |
| 1990 | #9,996 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shamya, counting every spelling?
Shamya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shamya?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shamya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shamya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shamya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shamya?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Shamya are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 18 and 25. That makes Shamya mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
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Questions about the name Shamya
How popular is the name Shamya?
Shamya was the 16899th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1269th; the most babies were born in 2005 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,263 places. More babies were named Shamya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shamya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shamya in the US.