Girls' name · since 1974
Shakeema
Shakeema has 629 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 629
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakeema is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 629 have been recorded since 1974.
Shakeema has 629 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2005.
- #10,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 629 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeema ranks #10,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 629 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 629
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakeema's 629 recorded births place it above 85.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shakeema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakeema's full recorded timeline at 1989, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakeema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2005
- Peak year (1993)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Shakeema by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (287 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Shakeema's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shakeema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 84
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
287 births
- 1990s
1990s
229 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 287 births (46% of all-time use).
How Shakeema 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 Shakeema's total volume
Shakeema by state
Where Shakeema concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 290 | 46.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 56 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 7 | 1.1% |
290 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shakeema's data
- Shakeema's decade-level peak was the 1980s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakeemas (290 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shakeema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
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, 1974–2005 (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 Shakeema 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.