Girls' name · since 1977

Mashika

11 babies named Mashika in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

11
total births
1977–1980
years on record
1980s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

Mashika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1977.

Mashika has 11 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1980.

  • 11 total births
  • 1977–1980 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mashika's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mashika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mashika's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mashika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1980

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 19771980 6

Mashika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1980s was Mashika's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Mashika births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mashika?
11 babies have been named Mashika since 1977. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Mashika most popular?
Mashika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Mashika been used?
The SSA has tracked Mashika since 1977 -- 4 years through the most recent 1980 data.
What names are similar to Mashika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mason, Masako, Massiel, Masyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mashika: Baby Name Since 1977 - 11 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mashika. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mashika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.