Girls' name · since 1991
Shakiyah
277 babies named Shakiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 277
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
277 girls have been named Shakiyah since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakiyah has been recorded 277 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2017.
- #16,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 277 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakiyah ranks #16,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 277 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 277
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shakiyah's 277 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Shakiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakiyah's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2017
- Peak year (2005)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shakiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (165 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Shakiyah's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Shakiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 165 births (60% of all-time use).
Shakiyah by state
Where Shakiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 277 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shakiyah's data
- Shakiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Shakiyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shakiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1991–2017 (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 Shakiyah 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.