Girls' name · since 1973
Shakeena
Shakeena has 508 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
508 girls have been named Shakeena since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shakeena recorded 508 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2006.
- #11,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 508 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeena ranks #11,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 508 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakeena's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shakeena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakeena's full recorded timeline at 1988, 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 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakeena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2006
- Peak year (1983)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shakeena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (272 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Shakeena's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shakeena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
272 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 272 births (54% of all-time use).
How Shakeena 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 Shakeena's total volume
Shakeena by state
Where Shakeena concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 91 | 17.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
91 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shakeena's data
- Shakeena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (272 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakeenas (91 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 Shakeena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1973–2006 (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 Shakeena 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.