Is Shemika a boy or girl name?

Shemika is a girl’s name. Of the 1,454 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shemika

Recorded 1971–1997 · United States

Shemika was most popular in 1980, when 127 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,817 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,454 people named Shemika.

Shemika over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shemika’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shemika a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shemika is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,454 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 Shemika

Where Shemika 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