Girls' name · since 1975
Shakila
536 babies named Shakila in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 536
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
536 girls have been named Shakila since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shakila recorded 536 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2011.
- #11,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 536 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakila ranks #11,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 536 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 536
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakila's 536 recorded births place it above 84.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shakila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shakila splits its recorded history at 1993: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shakila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2011
- Peak year (1992)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Shakila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (268 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Shakila's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shakila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
268 births
- 2000s 73
2000s
73 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 268 births (50% of all-time use).
How Shakila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shakila's total volume
Shakila by state
Where Shakila concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 5.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
28 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Shakila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakilas (28 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shakila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1975–2011 (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 Shakila 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.