Is Shameka a boy or girl name?
Shameka was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,191 US babies named Shameka were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shameka since 1971
- 6,191
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 452 babies
Boys and girls named Shameka, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1,626 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,354 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,085 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 120 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,652 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,498 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,417 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,792 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,644 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,157 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,643 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,814 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,435 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,950 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,163 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,654 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,054 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,698 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,440 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,178 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,015 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,028 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 187 | #989 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 209 | #883 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 259 | #723 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 231 | #773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 292 | #635 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 286 | #647 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 385 | #511 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 417 | #477 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 402 | #503 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 421 | #490 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 452 | #470 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 387 | #512 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 345 | #531 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 294 | #587 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 231 | #666 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 164 | #828 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,251 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,291 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,657 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,452 |
Highest rank
Shameka has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #470 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shameka
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.