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Girl name

Shamika

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Shamika has been given to about 5,067 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 4,919
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shamika per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 337
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,067

How popular is Shamika?

Its best year was 1981, when 337 babies were given the name, ranking 554th. The typical living American called Shamika is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Shamika

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shanika0.89
  2. Shameka0.84
  3. Tamika0.79
  4. Shania0.73
  5. Shaina0.73
  6. Samira0.73
  7. Shakira0.73
  8. Shaniya0.73

Middle names for Shamika

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shamika Rose0.85
  2. Shamika Louise0.85
  3. Shamika June0.84
  4. Shamika Pearl0.84
  5. Shamika Quinn0.84
  6. Shamika Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shamika

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.77
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.75
  3. Meredithsister · 0.75
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.74
  5. Travisbrother · 0.73
  6. Caseyeither · 0.72

Where Shamika is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shamika White0.80
    2. Shamika Reyes0.80
    3. Shamika Nguyen0.80
    4. Shamika Moore0.80
    5. Shamika Lee0.80
    6. Shamika Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shamika

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.