Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1980
Shureka
23 babies named Shureka in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 23
- total births
- 1980–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Shureka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shureka has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1987.
- 23 total births
- 1980–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Shureka since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 23
- total births
- 1980–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Shureka was born in this single decade.
1984
Single peak year
8 babies were named Shureka in 1984 - its busiest year on record.
Shureka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shureka's full recorded timeline at 1984, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shureka at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1984
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Shureka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1987
- Peak year (1984)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Shureka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Shureka's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shureka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shureka? ▼
Shureka has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 8 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
When was Shureka most popular? ▼
Shureka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Shureka been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shureka since 1980 -- 8 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Shureka? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Shureka
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shureka: Baby Name Since 1980 - 23 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shureka. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shureka 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 July 2026.