How Many People Are Named Shameka?
An estimated 5,806 people in the United States have the first name Shameka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Shameka peaked in popularity in 1980 with 452 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shameka 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 Shameka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,806
About 1 in 59,035 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1980
452 births
Total Registered
6,191
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shameka
Shameka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,191 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shameka as a female name
Ranked #16,652 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1980 (452 births)
Shameka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shameka span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 3,354 babies were registered. Shameka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shameka by Decade
How has Shameka 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.
Shameka by State
Birth registrations for Shameka span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Kentucky, Connecticut. On average, about 203 Shamekas were registered per state.
Shameka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shameka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shameka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shameka?
We estimate approximately 5,806 people named Shameka 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 59,035 Americans share this first name.
Is Shameka a common name?
Shameka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,191 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shameka most popular?
Shameka reached peak popularity in 1980, when 452 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shameka is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shameka a female name?
Shameka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shameka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shameka Smith, Shameka Johnson, Shameka 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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