Recorded 1976–1990 Girls' name Peak 1978 20 births

Shumeka — girls' name

20 babies named Shumeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141990s6

The verdict

20 girls have been named Shumeka since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

20
total births
1976–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Shumeka was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shumeka in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shumeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Shumeka between 1976 and 1990, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shumeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shumeka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shumeka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shumeka 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 20 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.

Shumeka at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

20

Since 1976

15 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1976

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1990

Shumeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1976

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Shumeka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 70% of Shumeka's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shumeka?
20 babies have been named Shumeka since 1976. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Shumeka most popular?
Shumeka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shumeka been used?
Shumeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 15 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Shumeka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, Shundra, Shukri, 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, 1976–1990 (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.