Girls' name · since 1974
Shakima
627 babies named Shakima in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 627
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakima sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 627 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakima has been recorded 627 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2004.
- #10,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 627 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakima ranks #10,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 627 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 627
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakima's 627 recorded births place it above 85.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shakima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakima's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2004
- Peak year (1986)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Shakima by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (318 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Shakima's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shakima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
318 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 318 births (51% of all-time use).
How Shakima 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 Shakima's total volume
Shakima by state
Where Shakima concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 288 | 45.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 22 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
288 of 627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Shakima's decade-level peak was the 1980s (318 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakimas (288 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 Shakima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1974–2004 (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 Shakima 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.