Recorded 1975–1993 Girls' name Peak 1979 227 births

Shamieka — girls' name

227 babies named Shamieka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s671980s1331990s27

The verdict

227 girls have been named Shamieka since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

227
total births
1975–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Shamieka was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

20 babies were named Shamieka in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamieka

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Shamieka between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shamieka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamieka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shamieka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Shamieka in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamieka 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 227 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.

Shamieka at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

227

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1979

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shamieka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1979)
20
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
510152025 1993198919861983198019771975 8

Shamieka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
133 births that decade — 59% of Shamieka's all-time total
1970s671980s1331990s27

Shamieka by state

Where Shamieka concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shamieka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.2%
#2 Texas
5 2.2%
New York share of Shamieka's total US births 2.2%
Even split

5 of 227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamieka?
227 babies have been named Shamieka since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1979 with 20 births.
When was Shamieka most popular?
Shamieka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Shamieka most popular?
The top states for the name Shamieka are New York (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Shamieka been used?
Shamieka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shamieka?
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, 1975–1993 (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.