Girls' name · since 1985
Shamonique
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Shamonique, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamonique sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 98 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamonique has been recorded 98 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1985 to 1998.
- #27,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shamonique ranks #27,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shamonique's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shamonique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shamonique's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shamonique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1998
- Peak year (1986)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Shamonique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (51 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Shamonique's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shamonique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 51 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shamonique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1985–1998 (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 Shamonique 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.