Is Shemeka a boy or girl name?

Shemeka is a girl’s name. Of the 1,563 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shemeka

Recorded 1971–2003 · United States

Shemeka was most popular in 1982, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,771 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,563 people named Shemeka.

Shemeka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shemeka’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shemeka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shemeka is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,563 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shemeka

Where Shemeka 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