Recorded 1975–2001 Girls' name Peak 1981 245 births

Shamecca — girls' name

245 babies named Shamecca in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s501980s1221990s682000s5

The verdict

245 girls have been named Shamecca since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

245
total births
1975–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shamecca was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

21 babies were named Shamecca in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamecca

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Shamecca between 1975 and 2001, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamecca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamecca performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shamecca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shamecca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamecca 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 245 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.

Shamecca at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

245

Since 1975

27 years of records

Peak year

1981

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1975

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2001

Shamecca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1975

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1981)
21
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 20011994199119871984198119781975 8

Shamecca by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
122 births that decade — 50% of Shamecca's all-time total
1970s501980s1221990s682000s5

Shamecca by state

Where Shamecca concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shamecca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
130 53.1%
New York share of Shamecca's total US births 53.1%

130 of 245 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamecca?
245 babies have been named Shamecca since 1975. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1981 with 21 births.
When was Shamecca most popular?
Shamecca was most popular in the 1980s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Shamecca most popular?
The top states for the name Shamecca are New York (130 births).
How long has the name Shamecca been used?
Shamecca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 27 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Shamecca?
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, 1975–2001 (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.