Girls' name · since 1983
Shaquia
165 babies named Shaquia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
165 girls have been named Shaquia since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquia has been recorded 165 times among girls since 1983, 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 1983 to 1997.
- #21,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 165 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquia ranks #21,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquia's 165 recorded births place it above 69.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shaquia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaquia's full recorded timeline at 1991, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaquia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1997
- Peak year (1993)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Shaquia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (125 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Shaquia's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Shaquia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 125 births (76% of all-time use).
Shaquia by state
Where Shaquia concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
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- Florida records the most Shaquias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaquia: 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 (~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, 1983–1997 (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 Shaquia 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.