Girls' name · since 1974
Shaquila
Shaquila has 405 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 405
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
405 girls have been named Shaquila since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shaquila recorded 405 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2000.
- #13,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 405 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquila ranks #13,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 405 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 405
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquila's 405 recorded births place it above 81.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Shaquila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaquila's full recorded timeline at 1989, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaquila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2000
- Peak year (1992)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shaquila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (253 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Shaquila's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Shaquila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
253 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 253 births (62% of all-time use).
Shaquila by state
Where Shaquila concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 13 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.2% |
13 of 405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaquila's data
- Shaquila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Shaquilas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Shaquila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1974–2000 (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 Shaquila 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.