Name Legacy

Shamekia

Recorded 1973–2001 · United States

Shamekia was most popular in 1981, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,557 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 947 people named Shamekia.

Most popular in1981
Rank that year#2,557
Births that year74
Total since 1880947
Given to100% girls

Shamekia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shamekia’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shamekia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shamekia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 947 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Shamekia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org