How Many People Are Named Shemika?
An estimated 1,356 people in the United States have the first name Shemika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Shemika peaked in popularity in 1980 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shemika 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 Shemika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,356
About 1 in 252,769 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1980
127 births
Total Registered
1,454
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shemika
Shemika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,454 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shemika as a female name
Ranked #11,904 in 1997
7 female births in 1997
Peak: 1980 (127 births)
Shemika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shemika span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 799 babies were registered. Shemika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shemika by Decade
How has Shemika 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.
Shemika by State
Birth registrations for Shemika span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia. The lowest are in Ohio, Arkansas, Michigan. On average, about 50 Shemikas were registered per state.
Shemika + Last Name Combinations
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Shemika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shemika?
We estimate approximately 1,356 people named Shemika 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 252,769 Americans share this first name.
Is Shemika a common name?
Shemika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,454 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shemika most popular?
Shemika reached peak popularity in 1980, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shemika is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shemika a female name?
Shemika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shemika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shemika Smith, Shemika Johnson, Shemika 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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