Boys' name · since 1980
Shameek
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 239 babies named Shameek, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shameek sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 239 recorded since 1980.
Shameek has 239 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2023.
- #11,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 239 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shameek ranks #11,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shameek's 239 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shameek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shameek's full recorded timeline at 1998, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shameek popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2023
- Peak year (1985)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Shameek popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1981 (Shameek as girls' name)
Shameek by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (113 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Shameek's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shameek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 113 births (47% of all-time use).
Shameek by state
Where Shameek concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 134 | 56.1% |
134 of 239 births nationwide.
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- Shameek's decade-level peak was the 1990s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shameeks (134 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shameek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1980–2023 (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 Shameek 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.