Recorded 1982–2003 Girls' name Peak 1997 69 births

Shakaria — girls' name

69 babies named Shakaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

69 girls have been named Shakaria since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

69
total births
1982–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shakaria was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shakaria in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakaria

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Shakaria between 1982 and 2003, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakaria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakaria performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakaria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakaria 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 69 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.

Shakaria at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

69

Since 1982

22 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1982

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2003

Shakaria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1982

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Shakaria by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 58% of Shakaria's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakaria?
69 babies have been named Shakaria since 1982. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Shakaria most popular?
Shakaria was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Shakaria been used?
Shakaria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 22 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Shakaria?
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.

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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, 1982–2003 (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.