Recorded 1987–2007 Girls' name Peak 1992 207 births

Shakala — girls' name

207 babies named Shakala in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

207 girls have been named Shakala since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

207
total births
1987–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Shakala was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

19 babies were named Shakala in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakala

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Shakala between 1987 and 2007, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakala shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakala 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 207 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.

Shakala at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

207

Since 1987

21 years of records

Peak year

1992

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1987

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shakala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1987

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1992)
19
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Shakala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
134 births that decade — 65% of Shakala's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakala?
207 babies have been named Shakala since 1987. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1992 with 19 births.
When was Shakala most popular?
Shakala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Shakala been used?
Shakala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 21 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shakala?
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, 1987–2007 (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.