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Shamia

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Shamia has been given to about 1,469 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,444
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shamia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 74
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,469

How popular is Shamia?

Its best year was 1999, when 74 babies were given the name, ranking 2093rd. The typical living American called Shamia is about 30 years old today.

Names that sound like Shamia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shania0.88
  2. Shamika0.83
  3. Shaniya0.79
  4. Samiya0.78
  5. Thalia0.75
  6. Tamia0.75
  7. Stacia0.75
  8. Amia0.75

Middle names for Shamia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shamia Josephine0.84
  2. Shamia Rose0.83
  3. Shamia Louise0.83
  4. Shamia June0.82
  5. Shamia Pearl0.82
  6. Shamia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shamia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.80
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.80
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.79
  4. Tianasister · 0.77
  5. Abbysister · 0.77
  6. Gustavobrother · 0.77

Where Shamia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shamia White0.78
    2. Shamia Reyes0.78
    3. Shamia Nguyen0.78
    4. Shamia Moore0.78
    5. Shamia Lee0.78
    6. Shamia Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shamia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.