Recorded 1973–1994 Girls' name Peak 1980 296 births

Shameca — girls' name

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.

1970s1101980s1561990s30

The verdict

296 girls have been named Shameca since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

296
total births
1973–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shameca was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

29 babies were named Shameca in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shameca

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Shameca between 1973 and 1994, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shameca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shameca performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shameca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shameca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shameca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shameca at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

296

Since 1973

22 years of records

Peak year

1980

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1973

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1994

Shameca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1973

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1980)
29
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
010203040 19941990198719841981197819751973 6

Shameca by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
156 births that decade — 53% of Shameca's all-time total
1970s1101980s1561990s30

Shameca by state

Where Shameca concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shameca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 3.4%
New York share of Shameca's total US births 3.4%

10 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shameca?
296 babies have been named Shameca since 1973. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1980 with 29 births.
When was Shameca most popular?
Shameca was most popular in the 1980s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Shameca most popular?
The top states for the name Shameca are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Shameca been used?
Shameca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 22 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Shameca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.