Shakeal — boys' name
45 babies named Shakeal in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
45 boys have been named Shakeal since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.
- 45
- total births
- 1991–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Shakeal was born in this single decade.
22 babies were named Shakeal in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shakeal
The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Shakeal between 1991 and 1994, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shakeal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 22 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakeal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shakeal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shakeal 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 45 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.
Shakeal at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shakeal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1991
- Peak year (1993)
- 22
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1994.
45 total births across 4 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 22 births in a single year.
Shakeal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 45 births that decade — 100% of Shakeal's all-time total
Shakeal decade highlights
- Peak decade 45 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Shakeal's strongest decade
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 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.
Top 5 states
- New York 11.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 11.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1991–1994 (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.