Boys' name · since 1989
Shakiem
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.
- #24,387 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakiem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakiem has been recorded 37 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1999.
- #24,387 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakiem ranks #24,387 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,387 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakiem's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shakiem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakiem's full recorded timeline at 1993, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakiem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1999
- Peak year (1993)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Shakiem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (32 births, 86% of the file).
1990s was Shakiem's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Shakiem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (86% of all-time use).
Shakiem by state
Where Shakiem concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 13.5% |
5 of 37 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Shakiems (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shakiem: 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 (~10 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, 1989–1999 (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 Shakiem 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.