Shonika — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shonika

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Shonika between 1972 and 1992, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shonika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shonika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shonika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shonika 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 112 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.