Shemeka
#5,240 most common girls' name of all time · #8,874 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1971–2003
Rank among girls
#5,240
Rank overall
#8,874 of 105,966
First appeared
1971
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
1,563
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1982 #1,068
Best rank
#1,060 1979
Girls
Boys
peak 135/yr
Shemeka 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,313 |
| 2000 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,663 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,176 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,971 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,357 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,871 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | 18 | #5,312 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | 25 | #4,168 |
| 1991 | 31 | — | 31 | #3,510 |
| 1990 | 39 | — | 39 | #2,944 |
| 1989 | 41 | — | 41 | #2,751 |
| 1988 | 45 | — | 45 | #2,444 |
| 1987 | 45 | — | 45 | #2,356 |
| 1986 | 71 | — | 71 | #1,668 |
| 1985 | 85 | — | 85 | #1,471 |
| 1984 | 85 | — | 85 | #1,385 |
| 1983 | 90 | — | 90 | #1,345 |
| 1982 | 135 | — | 135 | #1,068 |
| 1981 | 120 | — | 120 | #1,144 |
| 1980 | 122 | — | 122 | #1,123 |
| 1979 | 131 | — | 131 | #1,060 |
| 1978 | 122 | — | 122 | #1,084 |
| 1977 | 83 | — | 83 | #1,369 |
| 1976 | 79 | — | 79 | #1,371 |
| 1975 | 49 | — | 49 | #1,876 |
| 1974 | 41 | — | 41 | #2,062 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | 23 | #3,012 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | 24 | #2,900 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | 9 | #5,996 |