Girls' name · since 1984
Shaquira
Shaquira has 246 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
246 girls have been named Shaquira since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquira has been recorded 246 times among girls since 1984, 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 1984 to 2006.
- #17,765 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 246 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquira ranks #17,765 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquira's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaquira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaquira's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaquira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2006
- Peak year (1994)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Shaquira by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (176 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Shaquira's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Shaquira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 176 births (72% of all-time use).
Shaquira by state
Where Shaquira concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
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- Shaquira's decade-level peak was the 1990s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaquiras (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shaquira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1984–2006 (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 Shaquira 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.