Shamiah
Feminine
Shamiah is an American girl's name that joins Sha- to Miah, a spelling of Mia. The Mia most Americans know is Mia Hamm, who joined the national soccer team as a teenager.
How old is the name Shamiah?
Shamiah first appears in US birth records in 1977 — 48 years ago. The typical Shamiah alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 600 people named Shamiah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shamiah most popular?
Shamiah peaked in 2004, reaching #3490 nationally. See the whole 2004 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Shamiah
Mia Hamm joined the United States women's soccer team at fifteen, then its youngest player ever, and went on to win two World Cups and two Olympic gold medals; for years she held the world record for international goals by any player, man or woman. Shamiah takes the Mia sound and gives it the bright Sha- of its own day. It is soft and quick to say.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Shamiah joins Sha- to Miah, and nothing records the join.
Pronouncing Shamiah
shuh-MY-uh
Three syllables with the stress on the second; some say shuh-MEE-uh.
Nicknames for Shamiah
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1977
- Most girls named
- 200442 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3490reached in 2004
- Change vs 2018
- 0.0%8 in 2019, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shamiahs among us
people named Shamiah are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Shamiah sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Comes with Mia as a ready short form.
- Rare, so a Shamiah is unlikely to share her name.
- Soft and easy to say once heard.
- The pronunciation varies.
- People will write Shamia or Shamya.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shamiahs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Shamiah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shamiah in 2025?
- Shamiah is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Shamiah with classmates?
- Shamiah will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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