Shemia
#21,540 most common girls' name of all time · #35,113 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1976–2008
Rank among girls
#21,540
Rank overall
#35,113 of 105,966
First appeared
1976
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
142
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1985 #5,628
Best rank
#5,628 1985
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Shemia first appears in 1976. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,204 |
| 1999 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,842 |
| 1998 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,921 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,560 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,477 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,148 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,793 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,914 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,718 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,621 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,628 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,716 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,899 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,081 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,280 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,888 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,975 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,841 |