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Girl name

Shemika

100% girls · last recorded 1997

Shemika has been given to about 1,454 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,406
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shemika per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1980 · 127
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,454

How popular is Shemika?

Its best year was 1980, when 127 babies were given the name, ranking 1096th. The typical living American called Shemika is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Shemika

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shamika0.84
  2. Sheila0.73
  3. Shelia0.73
  4. Shanika0.74
  5. Sherita0.73
  6. Erika0.68
  7. Shameka0.69
  8. Ericka0.65

Middle names for Shemika

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

Sibling names for Shemika

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.67
  2. Aprilsister · 0.66
  3. Meredithsister · 0.66
  4. Jamieeither · 0.65
  5. Jeremybrother · 0.64
  6. Laceysister · 0.64

Where Shemika is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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