Girls' name · since 1976
Shakeela
Shakeela has 257 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 257 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Shakeela recorded 257 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2007.
- #17,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 257 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeela ranks #17,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeela's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shakeela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shakeela splits its recorded history at 1988: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shakeela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2007
- Peak year (1991)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Shakeela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (141 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Shakeela's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shakeela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 141 births (55% of all-time use).
Shakeela by state
Where Shakeela concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.9% |
10 of 257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shakeela's data
- Shakeela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakeelas (10 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 Shakeela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1976–2007 (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 Shakeela 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.