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Shamecka

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How to Pronounce Shamecka

Pronounced shuh-MEEK-uh /ʃəˈmiːkə/Low

Meaning: Shamecka is a fuller spelling of Shameka, an invented American name that fixes the popular Sha- prefix to a -meka element. Part of the same family as Tameka and Tomeka, it flourished in Black American communities in the nineteen-seventies and eighties and carries no inherited literal meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Shamecka is an elaborated spelling of Shameka, joining the Sha- prefix to a -meka sound, kin to Tameka. It stayed rare, peaking around nineteen-eighty (said shuh-MEEK-uh).
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningShamecka is a fuller spelling of Shameka, an invented American name that fixes the popular Sha- prefix to a -meka element. Part of the same family as Tameka and Tomeka, it flourished in Black American communities in the nineteen-seventies and eighties and carries no inherited literal meaning.
U.S. rank (1990)#12630 ↘ Falling
1990 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1980
Total births (all-time)≈ 114

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198019731990

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shamecka is an ornate spelling of Shameka, a coined name from the productive Sha- prefix plus a -meka ending it shares with Tameka and Tomeka. It belongs to a clearly datable moment in American naming and was chosen for its warm rhythm rather than for any older meaning.

Shamecka was never common, given to only about fourteen girls a year even at its peak around nineteen-eighty and just over a hundred in all. A girl named Shamecka then is in her mid-forties today, a Generation X name through and through.

Did you know? Shamecka sits in a tight cluster with Tameka, Tomeka and Shameka, a group of -meka names that were distinctly fashionable in African-American naming of the nineteen-seventies and eighties.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Shamecka — Elaborated Shameka; Sha- + -meka (Tameka/Tomeka); peaked c.1980.

Variations

ShamekaShameikaShamika

Nicknames

MeckaShay

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If you like Shamecka…

Shameka— the base spelling it elaborates
Tameka— a fellow -meka name of the same era
Tomeka— shares the coined -meka structure
Shanika— a like Sha- coinage of the period

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shamecka mean?

It is an elaborated spelling of Shameka, a coined name joining the Sha- prefix to a -meka sound shared with Tameka and Tomeka; it has no older literal meaning.

How do you pronounce Shamecka?

It is said shuh-MEEK-uh /ʃəˈmiːkə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Shamecka a boy or girl name?

Shamecka is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shamecka?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak around nineteen-eighty.

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