Girls' name · since 1974
Shakena
387 babies named Shakena in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 387
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 387 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakena has been recorded 387 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2000.
- #13,787 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 387 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakena ranks #13,787 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 387 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 387
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakena's 387 recorded births place it above 80.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shakena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakena's full recorded timeline at 1986, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2000
- Peak year (1982)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shakena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (198 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Shakena's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shakena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
198 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 198 births (51% of all-time use).
Shakena by state
Where Shakena concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 34 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
34 of 387 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shakena's data
- Shakena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (198 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.
- New York records the most Shakenas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shakena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
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, 1974–2000 (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 Shakena 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.