Shakitha — girls' name
13 babies named Shakitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
13 girls have been named Shakitha since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.
- 13
- total births
- 1977–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Shakitha was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Shakitha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shakitha
The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Shakitha between 1977 and 1978, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakitha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shakitha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Shakitha at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shakitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1977
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1978.
13 total births across 2 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1978 with 7 births in a single year.
Shakitha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 13 births that decade — 100% of Shakitha's all-time total
Shakitha decade highlights
- Peak decade 13 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Shakitha's strongest decade
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.