Is Shamaya a boy or girl name?

Shamaya is a girl’s name. Of the 833 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shamaya

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Shamaya was most popular in 2006, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,089 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 833 people named Shamaya.

Shamaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shamaya’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shamaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shamaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 833 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org