Girls' name · since 1972
Shamica
606 babies named Shamica in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 606
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shamica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 606 have been recorded since 1972.
Shamica has 606 recorded births among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2001.
- #10,496 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 606 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamica ranks #10,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 606 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 606
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shamica's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Shamica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shamica's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shamica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2001
- Peak year (1983)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shamica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (337 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Shamica's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shamica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
181 births
- 1980s
1980s
337 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 337 births (56% of all-time use).
How Shamica compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shamica's total volume
Shamica by state
Where Shamica concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
38 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Shamica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shamicas (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shamica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1972–2001 (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 Shamica 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.