Girls' name · since 1988
Shaquayla
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 114 babies named Shaquayla, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquayla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 114 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquayla has been recorded 114 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2001.
- #25,735 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 114 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquayla ranks #25,735 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquayla's 114 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaquayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaquayla splits its recorded history at 1994: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaquayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2001
- Peak year (1993)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Shaquayla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (91 births, 80% of the file).
1990s was Shaquayla's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Shaquayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 91 births (80% of all-time use).
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- Shaquayla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaquayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
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, 1988–2001 (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 Shaquayla 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.