Girls' name · since 1978
Shakeila
Shakeila has 181 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 181
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 181 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Shakeila recorded 181 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1997.
- #20,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 181 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeila ranks #20,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 181
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeila's 181 recorded births place it above 71.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shakeila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shakeila splits its recorded history at 1989: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shakeila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1997
- Peak year (1992)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shakeila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (100 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Shakeila's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shakeila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 100 births (55% of all-time use).
Shakeila by state
Where Shakeila concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 5.5% |
10 of 181 births nationwide.
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- Florida records the most Shakeilas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Shakeila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1978–1997 (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 Shakeila 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.