Girls' name · since 1988

Shakyia

108 babies named Shakyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,314 of 72,339
all-time among girls
108
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade

Shakyia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 108 recorded since 1988.

Shakyia has 108 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2007.

  • #26,314 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 108 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakyia ranks #26,314 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,314 of 72,339
all-time among girls
108
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shakyia's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shakyia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shakyia's full recorded timeline at 2001, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shakyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
468101214 19881993199719992002200420062007 6

Shakyia by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 60% of the file).

2000s was Shakyia's strongest decade.

65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Shakyia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shakyia?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 108 babies named Shakyia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,314 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 13 births.
Where does Shakyia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakyia ranks #26,314 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shakyia most popular?
Shakyia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Shakyia been used?
The SSA has tracked Shakyia since 1988 -- 20 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Shakyia?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shakyia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2007 (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 Shakyia 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.