Unisex name · since 1986
Shamik
Shamik has 51 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
51 boys have been named Shamik since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamik has been recorded 51 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2006.
- #22,097 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamik ranks #22,097 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamik's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shamik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamik splits its recorded history at 1999: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamik popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2006
- Peak year (1999)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shamik popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1977 (Shamik as girls' name)
Shamik by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Shamik's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shamik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Shamik's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2000s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1986–2006 (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 Shamik 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.