Girls' name · since 1978
Shakeerah
Shakeerah has 94 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
94 girls have been named Shakeerah since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shakeerah recorded 94 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 1993.
- #27,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 94 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeerah ranks #27,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakeerah's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Shakeerah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakeerah's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakeerah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1993
- Peak year (1983)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shakeerah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (62 births, 66% of the file).
1980s was Shakeerah's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Shakeerah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 62 births (66% of all-time use).
Shakeerah by state
Where Shakeerah concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 52 | 55.3% |
52 of 94 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shakeerah's data
- Shakeerah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Shakeerahs (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Shakeerah: 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 (~15 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, 1978–1993 (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 Shakeerah 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.