Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: falling
ShmayaIn Hebrew: שמעיה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: שְׁמַעְיָהRomanization: shmayá
Shmaya (Hebrew: שמעיה) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 546 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 7 boys and ranked #763. Its peak year was 2018, with 15 babies.
- People in Israel
- 546
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 7
- rank #763
- Peak year
- 2018
- 15 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Shmaya
In Hebrew letters the name is שמעיה, read right to left. Shmaya is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "shmayá" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Shemaiah, Shmaya, Samaias, and Sameas
- Any of several biblical figures.
- a male given name, Shemaiah, Shmaya, Samaias, and Sameas
שָׁמַע יָהּ (shamá' yah, “the LORD heard”)
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Shmaya by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Shmaya
How do you write Shmaya in Hebrew?
Shmaya is written שמעיה in Hebrew (with vowel points: שְׁמַעְיָה). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "shmayá".
How many people in Israel are named Shmaya?
546 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name שמעיה: 0 women and 546 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Shmaya a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named שמעיה are men.
What does the name Shmaya mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Shemaiah, Shmaya, Samaias, and Sameas" Etymology: שָׁמַע יָהּ (shamá' yah, “the LORD heard”)
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.