Girls' name · since 1971
Shamika
5,061 babies named Shamika in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,061
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shamika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 5,061 recorded since 1971.
Shamika has 5,061 recorded births among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2018.
- #2,554 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,061 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamika ranks #2,554 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,061 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,061
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shamika's 5,061 recorded births place it above 96.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shamika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shamika splits its recorded history at 1992: 14% of all births land in the more recent half, 86% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2008 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 337 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shamika popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2018
- Peak year (1981)
- 337
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Shamika popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1990 (Shamika as boys' name)
Shamika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,772 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Shamika's strongest decade.
2,772 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shamika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
1,241 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,772 births
- 1990s 903
1990s
903 births
- 2000s 108
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,772 births (55% of all-time use).
How Shamika 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 Shamika's total volume
Shamika by state
Where Shamika concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 609 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 296 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 293 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 293 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 272 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 247 | 4.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 245 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 232 | 4.6% |
609 of 5,061 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Shamika appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shamika's data
- Shamika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,772 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shamikas (609 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shamika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1971–2018 (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 Shamika 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.