Shemaiah is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2002 and has since faded.
Shemaiah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,909 for girl births in the United States (and #27,974 across all names), given to 5 babies. Shemaiah first appears in 1979 and peaked in 2004 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,909 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #14,920 | — |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #14,292 | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #18,839 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #14,382 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #13,294 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #19,154 | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #13,295 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,510 | — |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #15,161 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #12,521 | — |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,807 | — |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #8,800 | — |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #7,342 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,596 | — |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #7,383 | #10,464 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,997 | — |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #7,969 | — |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #6,795 | — |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #7,467 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,771 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #13,232 | — |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,435 | — |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #13,183 | — |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,619 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,516 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,904 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #11,075 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #6,603 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,887 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,758 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,649 | — |