Recorded 1984–2006 Girls' name Peak 1993 96 births

Shakoya — girls' name

96 babies named Shakoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s321990s542000s10

The verdict

96 girls have been named Shakoya since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

96
total births
1984–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shakoya was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shakoya in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Shakoya between 1984 and 2006, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakoya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakoya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakoya 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 96 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.

Shakoya at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

96

Since 1984

23 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1984

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2006

Shakoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1984

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 20061997199519921990198819851984 5

Shakoya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 56% of Shakoya's all-time total
1980s321990s542000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakoya?
96 babies have been named Shakoya since 1984. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Shakoya most popular?
Shakoya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Shakoya been used?
Shakoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 23 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Shakoya?
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.

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, 1984–2006 (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.