Boy or Girl

Is Shamya a boy or girl name?

Shamya was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,167 US babies named Shamya were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#14,963
Babies named Shamya since 1983
2,167
Most popular year
2005
174 babies
Babies named Shamya each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Shamya from 1983 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020020002020

Boys and girls named Shamya, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s015100%
1990s0275100%
2000s01,451100%
2010s0383100%
2020s043100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–6#14,963
20230–10#10,193
20220–8#12,079
20210–10#10,194
20200–9#10,960
20190–10#10,367
20180–16#7,361
20170–17#7,052
20160–28#4,972
20150–24#5,636
20140–31#4,640
20130–47#3,399
20120–52#3,201
20110–72#2,532
20100–86#2,253
20090–104#2,001
20080–141#1,618
20070–136#1,642
20060–150#1,479
20050–174#1,287
20040–170#1,269
20030–165#1,270
20020–125#1,518
20010–144#1,339
20000–142#1,333
19990–131#1,356
19980–60#2,363
19970–22#4,793
19960–7#11,578
19950–5#15,345
19940–16#5,937
19930–8#10,398
19920–9#9,361
19910–9#9,209
19900–8#9,996
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19860–5#12,441
19850–5#12,130
19840–0–
19830–5#11,695

Highest rank

Shamya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,269 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Shamya

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.