Girls' name · since 1982
Shaqueena
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Shaqueena, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
197 girls have been named Shaqueena since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shaqueena has 197 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1996.
- #19,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaqueena ranks #19,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaqueena's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaqueena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaqueena's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaqueena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1996
- Peak year (1987)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Shaqueena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (102 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Shaqueena's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shaqueena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 102 births (52% of all-time use).
Shaqueena by state
Where Shaqueena concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 59 | 29.9% |
59 of 197 births nationwide.
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- Shaqueena's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 1990s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shaqueenas (59 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaqueena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1982–1996 (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 Shaqueena 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.