Is Shamiah a boy or girl name?

Shamiah is a girl’s name. Of the 590 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shamiah

Recorded 1977–2019 · United States

Shamiah was most popular in 2004, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,881 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 590 people named Shamiah.

Shamiah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shamiah’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shamiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shamiah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 590 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