Shamika
Shamika was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 554th with 337 babies. More babies were named Shamika in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1981337 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,067babies recorded
Shamika popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1990.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #4,767 | 25 |
| 1990 | #978 | 191 |
| 1980 | #581 | 317 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shamika, counting every spelling?
Shamika has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Shamika?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Shamika are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 37 and 46. That makes Shamika mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shamika by state
How common Shamika was among girls born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (3.8×), Georgia (3.8×), District of Columbia (3.6×), North Carolina (2.6×), Virginia (2.4×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shamika: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shamika, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shamika
How popular is the name Shamika?
Shamika was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 554th with 337 babies. More babies were named Shamika in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Shamika a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5,061 girls and 6 boys.
Where was Shamika most popular?
In 1979–1983, Shamika was most common in South Carolina (0.73 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and District of Columbia.