Boys' name · since 1991
Shakeal
Shakeal has 45 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,963 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 45 have been recorded since 1991.
Shakeal has 45 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1991 to 1994.
- #22,963 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 45 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeal ranks #22,963 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,963 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 45
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeal's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shakeal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakeal's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakeal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1994
- Peak year (1993)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Shakeal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Shakeal's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shakeal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (100% of all-time use).
Shakeal by state
Where Shakeal concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 11.1% |
5 of 45 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Shakeals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shakeal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~3 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, 1991–1994 (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 Shakeal 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.