Girls' name · since 1987
Shaquaya
Shaquaya has 96 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquaya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 96 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Shaquaya recorded 96 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1996.
- #27,601 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquaya ranks #27,601 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquaya's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaquaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaquaya's full recorded timeline at 1992, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaquaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1996
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shaquaya by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (76 births, 79% of the file).
1990s was Shaquaya's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Shaquaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 76 births (79% of all-time use).
Shaquaya by state
Where Shaquaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 19 | 19.8% |
19 of 96 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Shaquayas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shaquaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1987–1996 (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 Shaquaya 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.