Girls' name · since 1975
Shakeya
718 babies named Shakeya in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 718
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
718 girls have been named Shakeya since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeya has been recorded 718 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 2010.
- #9,371 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 718 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakeya ranks #9,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 718 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 718
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakeya's 718 recorded births place it above 87.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shakeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakeya's full recorded timeline at 1991, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakeya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shakeya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (329 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Shakeya's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shakeya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
329 births
- 1990s
1990s
267 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 329 births (46% of all-time use).
How Shakeya 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 Shakeya's total volume
Shakeya by state
Where Shakeya concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 152 | 21.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
152 of 718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Shakeya appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shakeya's data
- Shakeya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (329 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakeyas (152 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shakeya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1975–2010 (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 Shakeya 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.