Shamyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shuh-MY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Shamyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shamyah come from?
Modern: spelling of Shamya; modern coinage of uncertain origin
Meaning borrowed from Shamya.
Is Shamyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shamyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Shamyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shamyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
Names like Shamyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Aaliyah, Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Samiyah, Aziyah, Saniyah, Kamiyah, Zaliyah, Janiyah, Taliyah, Hadassah
Names related to Shamyah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Shamyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shamyah, updated 20 October 2026.