Girls' name · since 1972
Shonika
112 babies named Shonika in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shonika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Shonika recorded 112 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1992.
- #25,913 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shonika ranks #25,913 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shonika's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shonika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shonika's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shonika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1992
- Peak year (1978)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shonika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (58 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Shonika's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shonika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 58 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Shonika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shonika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1972–1992 (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 Shonika 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.