Shamiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shah-MEE-ah
- Origin
- Modern
Shamiah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shamiah come from?
Modern: spelling of Shamia; probably Sha- + Mia
Meaning borrowed from Shamia.
Is Shamiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamiah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shamiah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 42 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Shamiah in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shamiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 35 | #4,298 |
| 2006 | 36 | #4,072 |
| 2005 | 39 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
Nicknames for Shamiah
- Mia 1,534 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Shamiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Zaniyah Kaliyah Jaliyah Samiyah Hadassah Aziyah Safa Safiya Aziah Zaliyah Zariah
Names related to Shamiah
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shamiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shamiah, updated 20 October 2026.