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Shameka

Shameka means "Modern coinage", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1980s peak. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. Since 1900, roughly 6,191 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

EtymologyModern coinage
EtymologyElaboration of Tameka
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
1,626
1980s
3,354
1990s
1,085
2000s
120
2010s
6
Peaked in the 1980s · 6,191 total U.S. births since 1900