Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1979 94 births

Shikita — girls' name

94 babies named Shikita 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.

1970s281980s471990s19

The verdict

94 girls have been named Shikita since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

94
total births
1973–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shikita was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shikita in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shikita

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Shikita between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shikita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shikita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shikita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shikita 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 94 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.

Shikita at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

94

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Shikita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1992199019871985198119781973 5

Shikita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
47 births that decade — 50% of Shikita's all-time total
1970s281980s471990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shikita?
94 babies have been named Shikita since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Shikita most popular?
Shikita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shikita been used?
Shikita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Shikita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–1992 (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.