Girls' name · since 1973
Shameca
296 babies named Shameca in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shameca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 296 recorded since 1973.
Shameca has 296 recorded births among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1994.
- #16,028 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shameca ranks #16,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shameca's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shameca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shameca splits its recorded history at 1983: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shameca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1994
- Peak year (1980)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shameca by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (156 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Shameca's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shameca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 156 births (53% of all-time use).
Shameca by state
Where Shameca concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 3.4% |
10 of 296 births nationwide.
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- Shameca's decade-level peak was the 1980s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shamecas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shameca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Shameca 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 August 2026.