Feminine dossier · first seen 1983
Shamya
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2005
Peak era
2005
Peak births
174
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Shamya
How many people are named Shamya?
An estimated 2,139 living Americans are named Shamya.
How rare is Shamya?
Shamya is very rare among babies today, with 5 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97.1% from its 2005 peak.
How old is the typical Shamya?
The median age of a living American named Shamya is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 25 years old.
Is Shamya still popular?
Not especially. Shamya has been declining since its 2005 peak and registered 5 births in 2025.
Where is Shamya most common?
Shamya has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 7.0× more often than the national baseline.
1983Peak 20052025
Peak year
2005
Decline from peak
97.1%
2025
5
All-time
2,172
Where it lives now
Shamya is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 7.0× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Mississippi and Alabama.
States where Shamya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.