Recorded 2001–2025 Girls' name Peak 2015 80 births

Shakthi — girls' name

80 babies named Shakthi in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s422020s15

The verdict

80 girls have been named Shakthi since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

80
total births
2001–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shakthi was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shakthi in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shakthi

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Shakthi between 2001 and 2025, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shakthi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakthi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shakthi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shakthi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shakthi 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 80 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.

Shakthi at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

80

Since 2001

25 years of records

Peak year

2015

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2001

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2025

Shakthi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2001

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2015)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 202520212017201620152014201120102007200620042001 5

Shakthi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
42 births that decade — 53% of Shakthi's all-time total
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Shakthi by state

Where Shakthi concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shakthi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.3%
California share of Shakthi's total US births 6.3%

5 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakthi?
80 babies have been named Shakthi since 2001. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2015 with 13 births.
When was Shakthi most popular?
Shakthi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Shakthi most popular?
The top states for the name Shakthi are California (5 births).
How long has the name Shakthi been used?
Shakthi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Shakthi?
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, 2001–2025 (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.