Recorded 1980–2023 Boys' name Peak 1985 239 births

Shameek — boys' name

239 babies named Shameek in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s401990s1132000s592010s222020s5
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shameek was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

15 babies were named Shameek in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shameek

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Shameek between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shameek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shameek performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shameek shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shameek in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shameek 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 239 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.

Shameek at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

239

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1985

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Shameek popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1985)
15
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 20232010200319991995199119851980 6

Shameek popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1981 (Shameek as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1981 5

Shameek by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
113 births that decade — 47% of Shameek's all-time total
1980s401990s1132000s592010s222020s5

Shameek by state

Where Shameek concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shameek
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
134 56.1%
New York share of Shameek's total US births 56.1%

134 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shameek?
239 babies have been named Shameek since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1985 with 15 births.
When was Shameek most popular?
Shameek was most popular in the 1990s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Shameek most popular?
The top states for the name Shameek are New York (134 births).
How long has the name Shameek been used?
Shameek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Shameek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1980–2023 (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.