How Many People Are Named Shameca?
An estimated 276 people in the United States have the first name Shameca. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Shameca peaked in popularity in 1980 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shameca as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shameca paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
276
About 1 in 1,241,864 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1980
29 births
Total Registered
296
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shameca
Shameca is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 296 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shameca as a female name
Ranked #15,331 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1980 (29 births)
Shameca: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shameca span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 156 babies were registered. Shameca has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shameca by Decade
How has Shameca tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shameca by State
Shameca + Last Name Combinations
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Shameca: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shameca?
We estimate approximately 276 people named Shameca are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,241,864 Americans share this first name.
Is Shameca a common name?
Shameca is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 296 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shameca most popular?
Shameca reached peak popularity in 1980, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shameca is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shameca a female name?
Shameca is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shameca Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shameca Smith, Shameca Johnson, Shameca Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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