Recorded 1979–1984 Girls' name Peak 1980 16 births

Shakeemah — girls' name

16 babies named Shakeemah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Shakeemah since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1984.

16
total births
1979–1984
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Shakeemah was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shakeemah in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakeemah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Shakeemah between 1979 and 1984, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakeemah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakeemah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shakeemah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shakeemah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakeemah 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 16 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.

Shakeemah at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

16

Since 1979

6 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1979

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1984

Shakeemah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1979

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Shakeemah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 69% of Shakeemah's all-time total
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Shakeemah by state

Where Shakeemah concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shakeemah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
11 68.8%
New Jersey share of Shakeemah's total US births 68.8%

11 of 16 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakeemah?
16 babies have been named Shakeemah since 1979. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Shakeemah most popular?
Shakeemah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Shakeemah most popular?
The top states for the name Shakeemah are New Jersey (11 births).
How long has the name Shakeemah been used?
Shakeemah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 6 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Shakeemah?
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, 1979–1984 (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.