How Many People Are Named Shamiah?
An estimated 579 people in the United States have the first name Shamiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Shamiah peaked in popularity in 2004 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shamiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shamiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
579
About 1 in 591,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2004
42 births
Total Registered
590
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shamiah
Shamiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 590 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shamiah as a female name
Ranked #12,282 in 2019
8 female births in 2019
Peak: 2004 (42 births)
Shamiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shamiah span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 305 babies were registered. While Shamiah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shamiah by Decade
How has Shamiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shamiah by State
Birth registrations for Shamiah span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Michigan. The lowest are in South Carolina, New York, Michigan. On average, about 8 Shamiahs were registered per state.
Shamiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shamiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shamiah
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Shamiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shamiah?
We estimate approximately 579 people named Shamiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 591,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Shamiah a common name?
Shamiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 590 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shamiah most popular?
Shamiah reached peak popularity in 2004, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shamiah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shamiah a female name?
Shamiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shamiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shamiah Smith, Shamiah Johnson, Shamiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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