Unisex name · since 1993
Shakel
28 babies named Shakel in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Shakel recorded 28 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1993 to 2001.
- #26,511 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakel ranks #26,511 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakel's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shakel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakel's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2001
- Peak year (1994)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Shakel popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1993 (Shakel as girls' name)
Shakel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 82% of the file).
1990s was Shakel's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Shakel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
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- Shakel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shakel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1993–2001 (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 Shakel 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.