Girls' name · since 1981
Shacara
333 babies named Shacara in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shacara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 333 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shacara has been recorded 333 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2009.
- #15,068 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 333 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shacara ranks #15,068 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shacara's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shacara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shacara splits its recorded history at 1993: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shacara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009
- Peak year (1989)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Shacara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (163 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Shacara's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Shacara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 163 births (49% of all-time use).
Shacara by state
Where Shacara concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
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- Shacara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shacaras (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shacara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shacara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.