Shanka — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shanka

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Shanka between 1981 and 1985, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanka 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 10 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.