How popular is the name Shama?

451 US babies were named Shama between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1979.

What careers are people named Shama over-represented in?

Among notable women who are politicians, Shamas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Shama

Q: How common is the spelling Shama?

1 in 18 Shamyas spell it Shama.

Shama. 451 US babies since 1940, peak 1979. Notable Shamas are 1.3× over-represented as politicians.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1979

451 US babies were named Shama between 1940 and 2025.

Shama around the world

France: 115 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 1,737 in 2025
England & Wales: 106 babies since 1996, peak 1998

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Shamas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.3×	Low · 3 people
Actor	1.1×	Low · 2 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 1 people
Singer	1.1×	Low · 1 people

Among notable women who are politicians, Shamas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 18 Shamyas spell it Shama

Shamya 27%
Shamia 18%
Shamiya 16%
Shamaya 10%
Shamiyah 9%
Shamiah 7%
Shama 6%
Shamyia 4%
Shamyah 3%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1979)