Shiah
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Shiah by the numbers
Shiah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Shiah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shahking or ruler; from Old Persian khshayathiya31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Siah38 in the US (2017)
- Shilohthe one to whom it belongs; place name788 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Shaanpride, majesty37 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sheikhleader, elder, chief36 in England and Wales (2025)
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Names that are said the same way as Shiah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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