Shineka — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shineka

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Shineka between 1973 and 1995, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shineka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shineka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shineka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shineka 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 150 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.