Shemia

SHEH-mee-uh /ˈʃɛmiə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shemia is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Shemia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Shemia was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 1985 (13 births).

About the name Shemia

PronunciationSHEH-mee-uh /ˈʃɛmiə/
13peak births 1985
1976first in SSA data

Names similar to Shemia

How popular is Shemia?

Girls named Shemia
19761980198519901995200020052008
Girls named Shemia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1976–2008 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2008) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shemia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200855#20,033
199999#10,214
199855#16,215
19975—#15,772
19966—#13,233
19937—#11,612
19908—#10,039
19887—#10,220
19876—#11,076
19869—#7,659
198513—#5,614
198410—#6,705
19838—#7,922
19828—#8,107
198111—#6,245
198012—#5,853
19798—#7,923
19765—#10,629