Girls' name · since 1975
Shakelia
Shakelia has 218 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 218
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 218 have been recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakelia has been recorded 218 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1998.
- #18,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 218 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakelia ranks #18,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 218 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 218
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakelia's 218 recorded births place it above 73.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shakelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakelia's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1998
- Peak year (1984)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shakelia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (120 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Shakelia's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shakelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 120 births (55% of all-time use).
Shakelia by state
Where Shakelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
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- Shakelia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 1990s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Shakelias (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shakelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1975–1998 (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 Shakelia 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.