US rank #7503 Boys' name Peak 2022 136 births

Shakai — #7503 US boys' name

136 babies named Shakai in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s402010s392020s57
#7503
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Shakai was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

16 babies were named Shakai in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakai

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Shakai between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shakai currently holds the #7503 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakai performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shakai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakai 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 136 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.

Shakai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

136

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2022

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,503

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shakai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
16
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 2024202120162012200720032001 7

Shakai popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2009 (Shakai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2009 5

Shakai by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
57 births that decade — 42% of Shakai's all-time total
2000s402010s392020s57

Shakai by state

Where Shakai concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shakai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.7%
New York share of Shakai's total US births 3.7%

5 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakai?
136 babies have been named Shakai since 2001. It currently ranks #7503 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 16 births.
When was Shakai most popular?
Shakai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Shakai most popular?
The top states for the name Shakai are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shakai been used?
Shakai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shakai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.