Recorded 1990–1995 Girls' name Peak 1991 398 births

Shakiyla — girls' name

398 babies named Shakiyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s398

The verdict

398 girls have been named Shakiyla since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

398
total births
1990–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Shakiyla was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

152 babies were named Shakiyla in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakiyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Shakiyla between 1990 and 1995, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakiyla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 152 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakiyla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 398 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Shakiyla in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakiyla 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 398 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.

Shakiyla at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

398

Since 1990

6 years of records

Peak year

1991

152 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1990

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shakiyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1990

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1991)
152
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Shakiyla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
398 births that decade — 100% of Shakiyla's all-time total
1990s398

Shakiyla by state

Where Shakiyla concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shakiyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
38 9.5%
#2 New York
29 7.3%
#3 Virginia
27 6.8%
#4 Illinois
24 6.0%
#5 California
23 5.8%
#6 Ohio
15 3.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
15 3.8%
#8 Georgia
11 2.8%
North Carolina share of Shakiyla's total US births 9.5%
Even split

38 of 398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Shakiyla appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakiyla?
398 babies have been named Shakiyla since 1990. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1991 with 152 births.
When was Shakiyla most popular?
Shakiyla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 398 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shakiyla most popular?
The top states for the name Shakiyla are North Carolina (38 births), New York (29 births), Virginia (27 births).
How long has the name Shakiyla been used?
Shakiyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 6 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shakiyla?
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.

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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, 1990–1995 (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.