Recorded 1979–1993 Girls' name Peak 1986 82 births

Shakeda — girls' name

82 babies named Shakeda in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s531990s24

The verdict

82 girls have been named Shakeda since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

82
total births
1979–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Shakeda was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shakeda in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakeda

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Shakeda between 1979 and 1993, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakeda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakeda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakeda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakeda 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 82 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.

Shakeda at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

82

Since 1979

15 years of records

Peak year

1986

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1979

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shakeda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1979

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 199319921990198919881986198519831982198119801979 5

Shakeda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 65% of Shakeda's all-time total
1970s51980s531990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakeda?
82 babies have been named Shakeda since 1979. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1986 with 10 births.
When was Shakeda most popular?
Shakeda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Shakeda been used?
Shakeda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 15 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shakeda?
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.

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, 1979–1993 (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.