Girls' name · since 1975
Shakeeta
Shakeeta has 147 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
147 girls have been named Shakeeta since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shakeeta recorded 147 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 1991.
- #22,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeeta ranks #22,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakeeta's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Shakeeta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakeeta's full recorded timeline at 1984, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakeeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1991
- Peak year (1987)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shakeeta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (107 births, 73% of the file).
1980s was Shakeeta's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Shakeeta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 107 births (73% of all-time use).
Shakeeta by state
Where Shakeeta concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shakeeta's data
- Shakeeta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shakeetas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Shakeeta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1975–1991 (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 Shakeeta 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.