Shamika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-MEE-ka
- Origin
- Modern
Shamika is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shamika come from?
Modern: probably modern American coinage, Sha- + Mika
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Is Shamika a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamika is a girls' name.
How popular is Shamika in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 girls.
Shamika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Shamika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 337 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Shamika in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shamika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,730 |
| 1996 | 45 | #2,710 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1993 | 131 | #1,288 |
| 1992 | 154 | #1,144 |
| 1991 | 159 | #1,114 |
| 1990 | 191 | #973 |
| 1989 | 231 | #820 |
| 1988 | 220 | #829 |
| 1987 | 257 | #713 |
| 1986 | 260 | #696 |
| 1985 | 239 | #720 |
| 1984 | 281 | #630 |
| 1983 | 308 | #581 |
| 1982 | 322 | #569 |
| 1981 | 337 | #554 |
| 1980 | 317 | #580 |
| 1979 | 318 | #572 |
| 1978 | 253 | #643 |
| 1977 | 223 | #698 |
| 1976 | 174 | #800 |
| 1975 | 136 | #932 |
| 1974 | 62 | #1,553 |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,857 |
| 1972 | 22 | #2,976 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
Names like Shamika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvika Tanisha Radhika Anisha Aisha Hanvika Krisha Divisha Akshara Shreeja Sasha Anvika
Names related to Shamika
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shamika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shamika, updated 20 October 2026.