Girls' name · since 1976
Shakirah
808 babies named Shakirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 808
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakirah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 808 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakirah has been recorded 808 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1976 to 2018.
- #8,670 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 808 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakirah ranks #8,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 808 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 808
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakirah's 808 recorded births place it above 88.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Shakirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakirah's full recorded timeline at 1996, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2018
- Peak year (1992)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shakirah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (313 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Shakirah's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shakirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
224 births
- 1990s
1990s
313 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 313 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shakirah 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 Shakirah's total volume
Shakirah by state
Where Shakirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 164 | 20.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 62 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 29 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
164 of 808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shakirah's data
- Shakirah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (313 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Shakirahs (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Shakirah: 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 (~42 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, 1976–2018 (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 Shakirah 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.