Girls' name · since 1994

Shakiria

Shakiria has 43 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#36,809 of 72,339
all-time among girls
43
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

43 girls have been named Shakiria since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Shakiria has 43 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1994 to 2003.

  • #36,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 43 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakiria ranks #36,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#36,809 of 72,339
all-time among girls
43
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shakiria's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shakiria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shakiria's full recorded timeline at 1997, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shakiria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
456789 1994199519961997199820002003 5

Shakiria by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 77% of the file).

1990s was Shakiria's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Shakiria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakiria?
Shakiria has been given to 43 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #36,809 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2003. 8 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Shakiria sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakiria ranks #36,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shakiria most popular?
Shakiria was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Shakiria been used?
Shakiria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 10 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Shakiria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Shakiria's data

  • Shakiria's decade-level peak was the 1990s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Shakiria

Nearby Names Like Shakiria

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shakiria

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shakiria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2003 (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 Shakiria 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.