Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1979
Shakida
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.
- 23
- total births
- 1979–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
Shakida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1979.
Shakida has 23 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1988.
- 23 total births
- 1979–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Shakida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakida's full recorded timeline at 1984, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakida at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Shakida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1988
- Peak year (1979)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shakida by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Shakida's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Shakida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shakida? ▼
Shakida has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 6 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shakida since 1979 -- 10 years through the most recent 1988 data.
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.
Keep exploring Shakida
Nearby Names Like Shakida
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shakida
Sharon Girl
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Shannon Girl
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Shawna Girl
#6004 45,531 births
Shari Girl
#13636 40,927 births
Shawn Girl
#7307 33,055 births
Compare Shakida side by side: Shakida vs Sharon Shakida vs Shannon Shakida vs Shawna
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shakida: Baby Name Since 1979 - 23 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shakida. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shakida 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 July 2026.