Shameka

Last seen for girls in 2010 at #14,959

Peak · girls
1980 · 452 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,191
since 1971

Shameka over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shameka has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #470, 1980girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2010#14,9596
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2007#10,81810
2006#12,4208
2005#10,12810
2004#8,25913
2003#6,88516
2002#5,44421
2001#4,68825
2000#6,20817
1999#3,89530
1998#3,11640
1997#2,62248
1996#2,04168
1995#1,68487
1994#1,433111
1993#1,178148
1992#1,010186
1991#1,024180
1990#987187
1989#880209
1988#720259
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1978#531345
1977#587294
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1974#1,23988
1973#1,28680
1972#2,59827
1971#5,13610
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First appearance
1971

The first year at least five girls were named Shameka! It came in at #5,136, and was given to 10 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2008–2009, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Shameka is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedMNIllinois: #960 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,355 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedWIMichigan: #949 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,235 girlsMINew York: #839 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,653 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedWVVirginia: #797 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,052 girlsVAMaryland: #570 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,282 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedARTennessee: #705 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,847 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #398 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #542 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,302 girlsLAMississippi: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,068 girlsMSAlabama: #384 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,372 girlsALGeorgia: #601 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,497 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shameka, so not publishedHITexas: #1,219 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 11,418 girlsTXFlorida: #1,240 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,411 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#384 · 1 in 2,372
  2. Mississippi#389 · 1 in 2,068
  3. North Carolina#398 · 1 in 2,742
  4. Louisiana#542 · 1 in 3,302
  5. Maryland#570 · 1 in 4,282

Best ever in a state: #105 in Mississippi, 1983.

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Alabama#38491 in 2,372
Mississippi#38961 in 2,068
North Carolina#398141 in 2,742
Louisiana#54271 in 3,302
Maryland#57061 in 4,282
Georgia#60191 in 4,497
Tennessee#70551 in 5,847
Virginia#79751 in 7,052
New York#839171 in 6,653
Michigan#94961 in 9,235
Illinois#96091 in 8,355
Texas#1,219121 in 11,418
Florida#1,24061 in 12,411
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shameka
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2010
  • Biggest jump: 411 spots in 1975 (#1,239 → #828)
  • Biggest drop: 160 spots in 1989 (#720 → #880)
Rise & fade · girls
9 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1971
  • Peaked 1980 at #470 (452 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1975–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,673
  • Highest: 1 in 3,673 girls born in 1980 were named Shameka (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 296,266 girls born in 2010 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 54.2% of all girls named Shameka (3,354) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s1,626#511 (1979)#1,486
1980s3,354#470 (1980)#610
1990s1,085#987 (1990)#1,899
2000s120#4,688 (2001)#8,106
2010s6#14,959 (2010)#14,959

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shameka in 1993

girls
#1,178
148 births · 1 in 12,223 girls

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #1,178Shameka148
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 12,223 of them was named Shameka, which outranked 92.5% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shameka
  1. #1,174Mari149
  2. #1,174Mercedez149
  3. #1,174Roberta149
  4. #1,178Shameka148
  5. #1,178Shanequa148
  6. #1,180Amira147
  7. #1,180Hazel147
  8. #1,180Keyana147

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993 →