Girls' name · since 1975
Shakeitha
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Shakeitha, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
212 girls have been named Shakeitha since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shakeitha has 212 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1999.
- #19,229 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeitha ranks #19,229 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakeitha's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shakeitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakeitha's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakeitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1999
- Peak year (1979)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shakeitha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (112 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Shakeitha's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shakeitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 112 births (53% of all-time use).
Shakeitha by state
Where Shakeitha concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
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What to do with Shakeitha's data
- Shakeitha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 1990s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Shakeithas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shakeitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1975–1999 (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 Shakeitha 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.