Girls' name · since 1973
Shemica
201 babies named Shemica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
201 girls have been named Shemica since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shemica recorded 201 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1992.
- #19,788 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 201 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shemica ranks #19,788 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shemica's 201 recorded births place it above 72.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Shemica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shemica's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shemica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1992
- Peak year (1979)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shemica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (109 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Shemica's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shemica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 109 births (54% of all-time use).
Shemica by state
Where Shemica concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
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What to do with Shemica's data
- Shemica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Shemicas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shemica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1973–1992 (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 Shemica 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.