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Shimeka
How to Pronounce Shimeka
Pronounced shih-MEE-kuh /ʃɪˈmiː.kə/Medium
Meaning: Shimeka is a coined American name in the same family as Tameka and Shameka, joining a Shi- prefix with the -meka ending that was fashionable in African-American girl-naming. It was built for its sound rather than a single fixed meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Shimeka is an invented name in the -meka family, alongside Tameka and Shameka, blending a Shi- prefix with that fashionable ending. It appears in United States records from around 1972 and reached a modest high in the early 1980s. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak.
A girl named Shimeka from that stretch would be in her forties now, part of the cohort whose parents drew on the -meka sound during its brief vogue. The name never became common and reads today as a distinctive member of that closely related group of coinages.
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What does the name Shimeka mean?
It is a coined name in the Tameka family, pairing a Shi- prefix with the -meka ending; it was chosen for its sound rather than a single meaning.
How do you pronounce Shimeka?
It's said shih-MEE-kuh /ʃɪˈmiː.kə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Shimeka a boy or girl name?
Shimeka is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shimeka?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak in the early eighties.