Recorded 1979–1999 Girls' name Peak 1989 187 births

Shacoya — girls' name

187 babies named Shacoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s561990s125

The verdict

187 girls have been named Shacoya since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

187
total births
1979–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shacoya was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

21 babies were named Shacoya in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shacoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Shacoya between 1979 and 1999, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shacoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shacoya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shacoya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shacoya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 187 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shacoya at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

187

Since 1979

21 years of records

Peak year

1989

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1979

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shacoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1979

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1989)
21
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
510152025 19991996199419921990198819861979 6

Shacoya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
125 births that decade — 67% of Shacoya's all-time total
1970s61980s561990s125

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shacoya?
187 babies have been named Shacoya since 1979. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1989 with 21 births.
When was Shacoya most popular?
Shacoya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Shacoya been used?
Shacoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 21 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shacoya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.