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Unisex name

Shiah

/ˈʃiə/ · 59% girls, 41% boys · 14 born in 2025

Shiah has been given to about 219 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈʃiə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 217
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shiah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2009 · 20
  • Born in 202514
  • All time219

How popular is Shiah?

Its best year was 2009, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 8822nd. The typical living American called Shiah is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Shiah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sariah0.70
  2. Miah0.70
  3. Isaiah0.68
  4. Saniyah0.68
  5. Sariyah0.68
  6. Samiyah0.68
  7. Zariah0.67
  8. Isiah0.65

Middle names for Shiah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shiah Iris0.77
  2. Shiah Opal0.77
  3. Shiah Ivy0.77
  4. Shiah Noelle0.77
  5. Shiah Belle0.77
  6. Shiah Alice0.75

Sibling names for Shiah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.81
  2. Koenbrother · 0.81
  3. Bodebrother · 0.80
  4. Alissonsister · 0.80
  5. Maddeneither · 0.79
  6. Ayaneither · 0.79

Where Shiah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shiah Evans0.73
    2. Shiah Edwards0.73
    3. Shiah Anderson0.70
    4. Shiah Allen0.70
    5. Shiah Adams0.70
    6. Shiah Wilson0.69

    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 Shiah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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