Girls' name · since 1978
Shakeria
Shakeria has 999 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 999
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeria is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 999 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeria has been recorded 999 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2012.
- #7,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 999 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeria ranks #7,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 999 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 999
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakeria's 999 recorded births place it above 89.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Shakeria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakeria's full recorded timeline at 1995, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakeria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2012
- Peak year (1995)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shakeria by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (544 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Shakeria's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shakeria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 165
1980s
165 births
- 1990s
1990s
544 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 544 births (54% of all-time use).
How Shakeria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shakeria's total volume
Shakeria by state
Where Shakeria concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 144 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 130 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 56 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 53 | 5.3% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 44 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
144 of 999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Shakeria appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shakeria's data
- Shakeria's decade-level peak was the 1990s (544 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shakerias (144 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 Shakeria: 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 (~34 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, 1978–2012 (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 Shakeria 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.