Shimeka — girls' name
261 babies named Shimeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
261 girls have been named Shimeka since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.
- 261
- total births
- 1972–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
53% of everyone ever named Shimeka was born in this single decade.
23 babies were named Shimeka in 1982 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shimeka
The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Shimeka between 1972 and 1993, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shimeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 23 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shimeka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shimeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shimeka 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 261 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.
Shimeka at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shimeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1972
- Peak year (1982)
- 23
- Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1993.
261 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1982 with 23 births in a single year.
Shimeka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 139 births that decade — 53% of Shimeka's all-time total
Shimeka decade highlights
- Peak decade 139 births
- Runner-up 96 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Shimeka's strongest decade
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 53% of all-time use.
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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, 1972–1993 (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.