Shemaiah
Mostly girls · sheh-MY-uh · Hebrew
Shemaiah is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Shemaiah mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew Shemayah
“God has heard”
Several Old Testament figures bear the name, including the prophet Shemaiah, who warned King Rehoboam against war with Israel.
- Say it
- sheh-MY-uh
Is Shemaiah a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shemaiah has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US.
How popular is Shemaiah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 girls.
Shemaiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Shemaiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Shemaiah, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2004, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Shemaiah in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shemaiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Shemaiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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