Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Shameka

#2,181 most common girls' name of all time · #3,700 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1971–2010

Rank among girls
#2,181
Rank overall
#3,700 of 105,966
First appeared
1971
Years on the list
38 of 146
All-time
6,191
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1980 #471
Best rank
#471 1980
Girls Boys peak 452/yr
19802000

Shameka first appears in 1971. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2010 6 6 #15,391
2007 10 10 #11,031
2006 8 8 #12,704
2005 10 10 #10,358
2004 13 13 #8,428
2003 16 16 #7,000
2002 21 21 #5,529
2001 25 25 #4,752
2000 17 17 #6,322
1999 30 30 #3,934
1998 40 40 #3,145
1997 48 48 #2,649
1996 68 68 #2,051
1995 87 87 #1,697
1994 111 111 #1,441
1993 148 148 #1,178
1992 186 186 #1,015
1991 180 180 #1,029
1990 187 187 #989
1989 209 209 #884
1988 259 259 #724
1987 231 231 #773
1986 292 292 #635
1985 286 286 #647
1984 385 385 #511
1983 417 417 #477
1982 402 402 #503
1981 421 421 #490
1980 452 452 #471
1979 387 387 #512
1978 345 345 #531
1977 294 294 #587
1976 231 231 #666
1975 164 164 #828
1974 88 88 #1,251
1973 80 80 #1,292
1972 27 27 #2,678
1971 10 10 #5,535