Recorded 1976–1994 Girls' name Peak 1985 118 births

Shakeita — girls' name

118 babies named Shakeita in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

118 girls have been named Shakeita since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

118
total births
1976–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Shakeita was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shakeita in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakeita

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Shakeita between 1976 and 1994, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakeita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakeita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakeita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakeita 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 118 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.

Shakeita at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

118

Since 1976

19 years of records

Peak year

1985

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1976

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1994

Shakeita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1976

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1985)
14
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
46810121416 19941991198819861984198219791976 5

Shakeita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
76 births that decade — 64% of Shakeita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakeita?
118 babies have been named Shakeita since 1976. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1985 with 14 births.
When was Shakeita most popular?
Shakeita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Shakeita been used?
Shakeita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 19 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Shakeita?
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, 1976–1994 (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.