Recorded 1975–1999 Girls' name Peak 1979 212 births

Shakeitha — girls' name

212 babies named Shakeitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s501980s1121990s50

The verdict

212 girls have been named Shakeitha since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

212
total births
1975–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shakeitha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

16 babies were named Shakeitha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakeitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Shakeitha between 1975 and 1999, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakeitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakeitha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakeitha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Shakeitha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakeitha 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 212 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.

Shakeitha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

212

Since 1975

25 years of records

Peak year

1979

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1975

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shakeitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1975

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1979)
16
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 19991992198919861983198019771975 10

Shakeitha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
112 births that decade — 53% of Shakeitha's all-time total
1970s501980s1121990s50

Shakeitha by state

Where Shakeitha concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shakeitha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.8%
#2 Louisiana
5 2.4%
Texas share of Shakeitha's total US births 2.8%
Even split

6 of 212 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakeitha?
212 babies have been named Shakeitha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1979 with 16 births.
When was Shakeitha most popular?
Shakeitha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Shakeitha most popular?
The top states for the name Shakeitha are Texas (6 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Shakeitha been used?
Shakeitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 25 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shakeitha?
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.

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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, 1975–1999 (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.