Girls' name · since 1988
Shakiara
Shakiara has 93 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakiara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 93 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Shakiara recorded 93 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2003.
- #27,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 93 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakiara ranks #27,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakiara's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Shakiara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shakiara splits its recorded history at 1995: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shakiara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2003
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shakiara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (74 births, 80% of the file).
1990s was Shakiara's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Shakiara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 74 births (80% of all-time use).
Shakiara by state
Where Shakiara concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 7 | 7.5% |
7 of 93 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shakiara's data
- Shakiara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Shakiaras (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Shakiara: 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 (~15 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, 1988–2003 (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 Shakiara 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.