Girls' name · since 1975
Shakela
456 babies named Shakela in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 456
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 456 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Shakela recorded 456 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 2001.
- #12,528 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 456 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakela ranks #12,528 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 456 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 456
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakela's 456 recorded births place it above 82.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Shakela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakela's full recorded timeline at 1988, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shakela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (233 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Shakela's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shakela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
233 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 233 births (51% of all-time use).
Shakela by state
Where Shakela concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 24 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 18 | 3.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 14 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.1% |
24 of 456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shakela's data
- Shakela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Shakelas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Shakela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1975–2001 (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 Shakela 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.