Girls' name · since 1974
Shemekia
Shemekia has 333 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shemekia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 333 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shemekia has been recorded 333 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1992.
- #15,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 333 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shemekia ranks #15,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shemekia's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Shemekia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shemekia's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shemekia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1992
- Peak year (1982)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Shemekia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (197 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Shemekia's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Shemekia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
197 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 197 births (59% of all-time use).
Shemekia by state
Where Shemekia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 12 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 11 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 10 | 3.0% |
12 of 333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Shemekia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Shemekias (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Shemekia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1974–1992 (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 Shemekia 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.