Recorded 1979–1994 Girls' name Peak 1990 57 births

Shaquna — girls' name

57 babies named Shaquna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s221990s30

The verdict

57 girls have been named Shaquna since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.

57
total births
1979–1994
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shaquna was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shaquna in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaquna

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Shaquna between 1979 and 1994, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaquna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaquna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaquna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaquna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaquna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shaquna at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

57

Since 1979

16 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1979

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1994

Shaquna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1979

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 19941993199019881987198519841979 5

Shaquna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 53% of Shaquna's all-time total
1970s51980s221990s30

Shaquna by state

Where Shaquna concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaquna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 8.8%
New York share of Shaquna's total US births 8.8%

5 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaquna?
57 babies have been named Shaquna since 1979. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Shaquna most popular?
Shaquna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Shaquna most popular?
The top states for the name Shaquna are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shaquna been used?
Shaquna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 16 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Shaquna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.