Girls' name · since 1979
Shakenya
Shakenya has 152 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakenya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 152 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Shakenya recorded 152 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 2002.
- #22,664 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakenya ranks #22,664 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakenya's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shakenya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakenya's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakenya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2002
- Peak year (1995)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shakenya by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (69 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Shakenya's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shakenya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 69 births (45% of all-time use).
Shakenya by state
Where Shakenya concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
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- Shakenya's decade-level peak was the 1990s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shakenyas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Shakenya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
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, 1979–2002 (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 Shakenya 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.