Recorded 1988–1997 Girls' name Peak 1996 78 births

Shaquasha — girls' name

78 babies named Shaquasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s63

The verdict

78 girls have been named Shaquasha since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

78
total births
1988–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Shaquasha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shaquasha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaquasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Shaquasha between 1988 and 1997, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaquasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaquasha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shaquasha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaquasha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaquasha 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 78 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.

Shaquasha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

78

Since 1988

10 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1988

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1997

Shaquasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1988

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 199719961994199319921991199019891988 6

Shaquasha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
63 births that decade — 81% of Shaquasha's all-time total
1980s151990s63

Shaquasha by state

Where Shaquasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaquasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
19 24.4%
New York share of Shaquasha's total US births 24.4%

19 of 78 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaquasha?
78 babies have been named Shaquasha since 1988. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Shaquasha most popular?
Shaquasha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Shaquasha most popular?
The top states for the name Shaquasha are New York (19 births).
How long has the name Shaquasha been used?
Shaquasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 10 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Shaquasha?
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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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, 1988–1997 (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.