Recorded 1988–2003 Girls' name Peak 1993 93 births

Shakiara — girls' name

93 babies named Shakiara in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s742000s8

The verdict

93 girls have been named Shakiara since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

93
total births
1988–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Shakiara was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shakiara in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakiara

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Shakiara between 1988 and 2003, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakiara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakiara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakiara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shakiara in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakiara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 93 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shakiara at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

93

Since 1988

16 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1988

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2003

Shakiara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1988

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 200319991998199719961995199419931992199119891988 5

Shakiara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
74 births that decade — 80% of Shakiara's all-time total
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Shakiara by state

Where Shakiara concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shakiara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
7 7.5%
Maryland share of Shakiara's total US births 7.5%

7 of 93 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakiara?
93 babies have been named Shakiara since 1988. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Shakiara most popular?
Shakiara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Shakiara most popular?
The top states for the name Shakiara are Maryland (7 births).
How long has the name Shakiara been used?
Shakiara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 16 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Shakiara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.