Girls' name · since 1970
Shenika
1,839 babies named Shenika in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,839
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,839 girls have been named Shenika since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenika has been recorded 1,839 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2004.
- #4,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,839 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenika ranks #4,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,839 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,839
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenika's 1,839 recorded births place it above 93.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Shenika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shenika's full recorded timeline at 1986, 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 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 122 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shenika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2004
- Peak year (1982)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shenika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (971 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Shenika's strongest decade.
971 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shenika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
541 births
- 1980s
1980s
971 births
- 1990s 317
1990s
317 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 971 births (53% of all-time use).
How Shenika 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 Shenika's total volume
Shenika by state
Where Shenika concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 220 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 176 | 9.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 129 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 78 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 78 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 75 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 74 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 62 | 3.4% |
220 of 1,839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Shenika appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shenika's data
- Shenika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (971 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shenikas (220 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shenika: 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 (~34 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, 1970–2004 (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 Shenika 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.