Recorded 1986–2006 Unisex name Peak 1999 51 births

Shamik — boys' name

51 babies named Shamik in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s192000s19
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Shamik was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shamik in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shamik

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Shamik between 1986 and 2006, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shamik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Shamik is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shamik performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shamik shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shamik 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 51 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.

Shamik at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

51

Since 1986

21 years of records

Peak year

1999

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1986

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2006

Shamik popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1986

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 20062004200019991996199519891986 7

Shamik popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1977 (Shamik as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1977 5

Shamik by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 37% of Shamik's all-time total
1980s131990s192000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shamik?
51 babies have been named Shamik since 1986. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1999 with 8 births.
When was Shamik most popular?
Shamik was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Shamik a unisex name?
Yes, Shamik is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 51 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Shamik been used?
Shamik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 21 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Shamik?
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, 1986–2006 (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.