Girls' name · since 1978
Shaquina
Shaquina has 123 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaquina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 123 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Shaquina recorded 123 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1995.
- #24,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquina ranks #24,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaquina's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaquina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaquina's full recorded timeline at 1988, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaquina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1995
- Peak year (1992)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Shaquina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Shaquina's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shaquina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Shaquina's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1990s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Shaquina: 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 (~17 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, 1978–1995 (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 Shaquina 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.