Holding steady.
Popularity of Shemica since 1973
Babies named Shemica per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 87 |
| 1980s | 109 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Shemica is a modern invented name that first appeared in the United States in 1973, a time when creative feminine coinages were becoming more common. The name saw its greatest use in 1979, its peak year, but did not break into the top ranks. Its trajectory has since been stable but extremely rare. The name never appeared among any state's naming data, indicating highly dispersed usage. As a product of its era, Shemica reflects the late 20th-century trend of names formed from fashionable suffixes, and because of its likely deliberate construction, it carries no pre-existing meaning or historical weight.
Shemica appears to be a modern coinage, possibly combining elements of names like Sheree or Tamika, with the fashionable -ica suffix that was popular in the 1970s. Its first recorded use in U.S. data was 1973, and it peaked in 1979, suggesting it was part of a trend of newly created feminine names during that era. No pre-modern etymology or origin in other languages has been established.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: She, Mica, Shea
Sibling names for Shemica
Names that share Shemica's style, for a brother or sister.
