Shamica
Feminine
Shamica is one of the spellings of Shameka, an American name of the later twentieth century. Its last four letters spell mica, the mineral that splits into clear sheets and gave old stoves their little windows.
How old is the name Shamica?
Shamica first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Shamica alive today was born around 1982, making them about 43 years old. About 600 people named Shamica are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shamica most popular?
Shamica peaked in 1983, reaching #1961 nationally. See the whole 1983 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Shamica
Mica is a mineral that splits into thin, flexible, see-through sheets, and before cheap glass it was used for lantern panes and the little windows in iron stoves, where it was sometimes called isinglass; the name comes from Latin mica, 'a crumb', perhaps shaded by micare, 'to glitter'. Shamica was not built from the mineral; it is Shameka written with a c. But it ends with a word for something that lets light through.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Shamica is one of the spellings of Shameka, whose own source is not recorded; the c instead of k changes nothing in the sound.
Pronouncing Shamica
shuh-MEE-kuh
Three syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Shamica
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most girls named
- 198352 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1961reached in 1983
- Change vs 1995
- −37.5%5 in 2001, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shamicas among us
people named Shamica are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Shamica sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Easy to say once heard.
- Rare, so a Shamica is unlikely to share her name.
- Comes with Mica as a short form.
- Shameka and Shamika are the spellings people expect.
- It is closely tied to its era.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shamicas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Shamica are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shamica in 2025?
- Shamica is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Shamica with classmates?
- Shamica will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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