Shemariah

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning the lord has kept or guarded.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Shemariah by the numbers

Shemariah was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shemariah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Samariahwatched by god; a form of Samaria or Samaria-related names19 in the US (2017)
  • Shariahthe sacred law of islam17 in the US (2017)
  • Shamaria7 in the US (2017)
  • Shariyah18 in the US (2017)
  • Samarrah5 in the US (2017)
  • Samayiah5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean God

Like Shemariah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
  • Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
  • Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
  • SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
  • Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Shemariah

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