Girls' name · since 1998
Shakyah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Shakyah, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
53 girls have been named Shakyah since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shakyah recorded 53 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2011.
- #34,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakyah ranks #34,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shakyah's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shakyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shakyah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shakyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2011
- Peak year (2000)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Shakyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (42 births, 79% of the file).
2000s was Shakyah's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Shakyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (79% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shakyah's data
- Shakyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shakyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1998–2011 (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 Shakyah 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.