Name Legacy

Shamia

Recorded 1973–2024 · United States

Shamia was most popular in 1999, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,508 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,469 people named Shamia.

Most popular in1999
Rank that year#3,508
Births that year74
Total since 18801,469
Given to100% girls

Shamia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shamia’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shamia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shamia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,469 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shamia

Where Shamia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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