Girls' name · since 1982
Shakayla
Shakayla has 1,734 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,734
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shakayla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,734 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakayla has been recorded 1,734 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2020.
- #5,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,734 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakayla ranks #5,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,734 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,734
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shakayla's 1,734 recorded births place it above 92.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Shakayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakayla's full recorded timeline at 2001, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 105 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2020
- Peak year (2000)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Shakayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (753 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Shakayla's strongest decade.
753 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shakayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
722 births
- 2000s
2000s
753 births
- 2010s 166
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 753 births (43% of all-time use).
How Shakayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shakayla's total volume
Shakayla by state
Where Shakayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 137 | 7.9% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 105 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 103 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 100 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 81 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 68 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 66 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 60 | 3.5% |
137 of 1,734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Shakayla appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shakayla's data
- Shakayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (753 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shakaylas (137 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shakayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1982–2020 (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 Shakayla 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.