Girls' name · since 1982
Shaquela
Shaquela has 108 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 108 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquela has been recorded 108 times among girls since 1982, 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 1982 to 1996.
- #26,317 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquela ranks #26,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquela's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaquela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaquela's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaquela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1996
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Shaquela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (69 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Shaquela's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Shaquela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 69 births (64% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaquela: 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 (~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 Shaquela 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.