Girls' name · since 1975
Shemeeka
Shemeeka has 59 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
59 girls have been named Shemeeka since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shemeeka has 59 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1989.
- #33,139 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shemeeka ranks #33,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shemeeka's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Shemeeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shemeeka's full recorded timeline at 1979, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shemeeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1989
- Peak year (1981)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Shemeeka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (35 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Shemeeka's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Shemeeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 35 births (59% of all-time use).
Shemeeka by state
Where Shemeeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
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- Shemeeka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 1980s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Shemeekas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shemeeka: 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 (~14 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, 1975–1989 (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 Shemeeka 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.