Recorded 1979–1988 Girls' name Peak 1979 23 births

Shakida — girls' name

23 babies named Shakida in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s17

The verdict

23 girls have been named Shakida since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.

23
total births
1979–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Shakida was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shakida in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakida

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Shakida between 1979 and 1988, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakida performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shakida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakida 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 23 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.

Shakida at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

23

Since 1979

10 years of records

Peak year

1979

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1979

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1988

Shakida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1979

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1979)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 1988198419821979 6

Shakida by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 74% of Shakida's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakida?
23 babies have been named Shakida since 1979. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1979 with 6 births.
When was Shakida most popular?
Shakida was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shakida been used?
Shakida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 10 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Shakida?
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, 1979–1988 (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.