Unisex name · since 1987
Shakari
Shakari has 301 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
301 girls have been named Shakari since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shakari has 301 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2010.
- #15,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 301 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakari ranks #15,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakari's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shakari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shakari splits its recorded history at 1997: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shakari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2010
- Peak year (1990)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shakari popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1995 (Shakari as boys' name)
Shakari by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Shakari's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shakari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (55% of all-time use).
Shakari by state
Where Shakari concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 8 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 7 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 7 | 2.3% |
10 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Shakari's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shakaris (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shakari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1987–2010 (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 Shakari 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.