Shamika
- Last seen for girls in 2018 at #13,793
- Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
- Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1981 · 337 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,061since 1971
Shamika over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Shamika has never cracked the top 500 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | — | |
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| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
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| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | — | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | — | |
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| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | — | |
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| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | — | |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | — | |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,009 | 23 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,733 | 45 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,650 | 46 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,770 | 82 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,290 | 131 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,146 | 154 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,117 | 159 | — | |
| 1990 | #975 | 191 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #822 | 231 | — | |
| 1988 | #829 | 220 | — | |
| 1987 | #713 | 257 | — | |
| 1986 | #696 | 260 | — | |
| 1985 | #720 | 239 | — | |
| 1984 | #630 | 281 | — | |
| 1983 | #581 | 308 | — | |
| 1982 | #569 | 322 | — | |
| 1981 | #554 | 337 | — | |
| 1980 | #580 | 317 | — | |
| 1979 | #572 | 318 | — | |
| 1978 | #643 | 253 | — | |
| 1977 | #698 | 223 | — | |
| 1976 | #800 | 174 | — | |
| 1975 | #932 | 136 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,553 | 62 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,857 | 45 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | — | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | — | |
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First appearance
1971
The first year at least five girls were named Shamika! It came in at #6,006, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2007, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Shamika is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Shamika in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Shamika
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2018
- Biggest jump: 621 spots in 1975
- Biggest drop: 153 spots in 1990
Rise & fade · girls
10 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 1981 at #554 (337 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 10 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 4,950
- Highest: 1 in 4,950 girls born in 1981 were named Shamika (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 283,512 girls born in 2018 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 54.8% of all girls named Shamika (2,772) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,241 | #572 (1979) | #1,782 |
| 1980s | 2,772 | #554 (1981) | #669 |
| 1990s | 903 | #975 (1990) | #2,323 |
| 2000s | 108 | #4,649 (2000) | #9,138 |
| 2010s | 37 | #10,955 (2014) | #12,660 |
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.
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