Girls' name · since 1973
Shakina
668 babies named Shakina in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 668
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 668 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakina has been recorded 668 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 2007.
- #9,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 668 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakina ranks #9,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 668 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 668
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shakina's 668 recorded births place it above 86.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shakina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shakina splits its recorded history at 1989: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1995 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shakina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2007
- Peak year (1982)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shakina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (309 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Shakina's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shakina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
157 births
- 1980s
1980s
309 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 309 births (46% of all-time use).
How Shakina 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 Shakina's total volume
Shakina by state
Where Shakina concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 91 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
91 of 668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Shakina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakinas (91 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shakina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1973–2007 (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 Shakina 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.