Recorded 1989–1999 Boys' name Peak 1993 37 births

Shakiem — boys' name

37 babies named Shakiem in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s32

The verdict

37 boys have been named Shakiem since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

37
total births
1989–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
86%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Shakiem was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shakiem in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakiem

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Shakiem between 1989 and 1999, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shakiem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakiem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shakiem shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shakiem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakiem 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 37 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.

Shakiem at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

37

Since 1989

11 years of records

Peak year

1993

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1989

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shakiem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1989

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1993)
14
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
46810121416 19991998199319921989 5

Shakiem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 86% of Shakiem's all-time total
1980s51990s32

Shakiem by state

Where Shakiem concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shakiem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 13.5%
New York share of Shakiem's total US births 13.5%

5 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakiem?
37 babies have been named Shakiem since 1989. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1993 with 14 births.
When was Shakiem most popular?
Shakiem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Shakiem most popular?
The top states for the name Shakiem are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shakiem been used?
Shakiem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 11 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shakiem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–1999 (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.