Girls' name · since 1980
Shaquella
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 107 babies named Shaquella, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 107
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 107 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquella has been recorded 107 times among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 1996.
- #26,426 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 107 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquella ranks #26,426 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 107 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 107
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquella's 107 recorded births place it above 63.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaquella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaquella's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaquella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1996
- Peak year (1993)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shaquella by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 77% of the file).
1990s was Shaquella's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Shaquella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (77% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaquella: 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 (~16 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, 1980–1996 (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 Shaquella 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.