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Girl name

Shamiah

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Shamiah has been given to about 590 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 584
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shamiah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 42
  • Born in 20250
  • All time590
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Shamiah?

Its best year was 2004, when 42 babies were given the name, ranking 3558th. The typical living American called Shamiah is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Shamiah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samiyah0.86
  2. Sariah0.79
  3. Amiah0.79
  4. Amiyah0.76
  5. Zariah0.76
  6. Saniyah0.76
  7. Sariyah0.76
  8. Kamiyah0.76

Middle names for Shamiah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shamiah Eve0.80
  2. Shamiah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Shamiah Josephine0.78
  4. Shamiah Anne0.78
  5. Shamiah Rose0.77
  6. Shamiah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Shamiah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.78
  2. Hallesister · 0.77
  3. Dulcesister · 0.77
  4. Paulinasister · 0.76
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.76
  6. Tracebrother · 0.76

Where Shamiah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shamiah Anderson0.74
    2. Shamiah White0.72
    3. Shamiah Reyes0.72
    4. Shamiah Nguyen0.72
    5. Shamiah Moore0.72
    6. Shamiah Lee0.72

    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 Shamiah

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

    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.