Girls' name · since 1981
Shakyra
1,136 babies named Shakyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,136
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakyra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,136 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakyra has been recorded 1,136 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2018.
- #6,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,136 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakyra ranks #6,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,136 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,136
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakyra's 1,136 recorded births place it above 90.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Shakyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shakyra's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shakyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2018
- Peak year (2001)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shakyra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (492 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Shakyra's strongest decade.
492 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shakyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
492 births
- 2000s
2000s
466 births
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 492 births (43% of all-time use).
How Shakyra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shakyra's total volume
Shakyra by state
Where Shakyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 84 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 35 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 34 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 30 | 2.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.9% |
84 of 1,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Shakyra appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shakyra's data
- Shakyra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (492 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Shakyras (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shakyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1981–2018 (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 Shakyra 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.