Girls' name · since 1982
Shikha
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Shikha, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shikha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 278 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Shikha recorded 278 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2019.
- #16,571 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 278 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shikha ranks #16,571 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shikha's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shikha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shikha's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shikha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2019
- Peak year (1996)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shikha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Shikha's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Shikha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Shikha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2010s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shikha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1982–2019 (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 Shikha 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.