Girls' name · since 1971
Shemika
1,454 babies named Shemika in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,454
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shemika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,454 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shemika has been recorded 1,454 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1997.
- #5,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,454 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shemika ranks #5,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,454 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,454
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shemika's 1,454 recorded births place it above 91.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Shemika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shemika's full recorded timeline at 1984, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 127 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shemika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1997
- Peak year (1980)
- 127
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shemika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (799 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Shemika's strongest decade.
799 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shemika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
483 births
- 1980s
1980s
799 births
- 1990s 172
1990s
172 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 799 births (55% of all-time use).
How Shemika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shemika's total volume
Shemika by state
Where Shemika concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 100 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 97 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 94 | 6.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 83 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 65 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 65 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 48 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 47 | 3.2% |
100 of 1,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Shemika appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shemika's data
- Shemika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (799 total births); usage has since declined to 172 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shemikas (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shemika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1971–1997 (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 Shemika 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.