Is Shamiya a boy or girl name?

Shamiya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,313 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shamiya

Recorded 1979–2024 · United States

Shamiya was most popular in 2008, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,081 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,313 people named Shamiya.

Shamiya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shamiya’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shamiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shamiya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,313 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 Shamiya

Where Shamiya 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