Boys' name · since 1971
Shakir
1,217 babies named Shakir in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,217
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shakir is the #6536 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,217 recorded since 1971.
Shakir has 1,217 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6536 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,536 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,217 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakir ranks #4,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,536 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,217 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,217
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakir's 1,217 recorded births place it above 90.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shakir compares
1,217 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shakir's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shakir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,217 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shakir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakir's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Shakir popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1993 (Shakir as girls' name)
Shakir by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (358 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Shakir's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Shakir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 123
1970s
123 births
- 1980s
1980s
180 births
- 1990s
1990s
358 births
- 2000s
2000s
279 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 358 births (29% of all-time use).
How Shakir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shakir's total volume
Shakir by state
Where Shakir concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 121 | 9.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 93 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 37 | 3.0% |
| #4 | California | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
121 of 1,217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Shakir's data
- Shakir's decade-level peak was the 1990s (358 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shakirs (121 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 Shakir: 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 (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Shakir 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.