Recorded 1973–1995 Girls' name Peak 1978 273 births

Shatika — girls' name

273 babies named Shatika in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s861980s1231990s64

The verdict

273 girls have been named Shatika since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

273
total births
1973–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Shatika was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

22 babies were named Shatika in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shatika

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Shatika between 1973 and 1995, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shatika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shatika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shatika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shatika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shatika 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 273 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.

Shatika at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

273

Since 1973

23 years of records

Peak year

1978

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1973

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shatika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1973

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1978)
22
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Shatika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
123 births that decade — 45% of Shatika's all-time total
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Shatika by state

Where Shatika concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shatika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
11 4.0%
Tennessee share of Shatika's total US births 4.0%

11 of 273 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shatika?
273 babies have been named Shatika since 1973. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1978 with 22 births.
When was Shatika most popular?
Shatika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Shatika most popular?
The top states for the name Shatika are Tennessee (11 births).
How long has the name Shatika been used?
Shatika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 23 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shatika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1973–1995 (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.