Recorded 1970–2004 Girls' name Peak 1982 1,839 births

Shenika — girls' name

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.

1970s5411980s9711990s3172000s10
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shenika was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

122 babies were named Shenika in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenika

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,839 babies named Shenika between 1970 and 2004, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 122 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 971 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shenika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 220 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Shenika in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,839 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shenika at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

1,839

Since 1970

35 years of records

Peak year

1982

122 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1970

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2004

Shenika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1970

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1982)
122
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Shenika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
971 births that decade — 53% of Shenika's all-time total
1970s5411980s9711990s3172000s10

Shenika by state

Where Shenika concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shenika
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%
Florida share of Shenika's total US births 12.0%
Even split

220 of 1,839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Shenika appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenika?
1,839 babies have been named Shenika since 1970. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1982 with 122 births.
When was Shenika most popular?
Shenika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 971 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Shenika most popular?
The top states for the name Shenika are Florida (220 births), Georgia (176 births), North Carolina (129 births).
How long has the name Shenika been used?
Shenika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 35 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Shenika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.