Is Shamika a boy or girl name?
Shamika was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 5,067 US babies named Shamika were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shamika since 1971
- 5,067
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 337 babies
Boys and girls named Shamika, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1,241 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,772 | 100% |
| 1990s | 6 | 903 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 37 | 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 | – | 6 | #15,382 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,278 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,798 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,279 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,607 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,156 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,286 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,793 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,774 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,185 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,143 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,767 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,287 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,775 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,770 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,751 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,676 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,783 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,297 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,148 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,121 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,957 | 191 | #978 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 231 | #823 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 220 | #830 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 257 | #713 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 260 | #698 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 239 | #722 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 281 | #631 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 308 | #581 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 322 | #570 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 337 | #554 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 317 | #581 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 318 | #573 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 253 | #643 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 223 | #701 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 174 | #802 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 136 | #935 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,562 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,879 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,038 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,492 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shamika reached #7,957 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #554 in 1981. 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 Shamika
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.