Girls' name · since 1979
Shaquna
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.
- #33,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 57 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquna has been recorded 57 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 1994.
- #33,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 57 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquna ranks #33,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquna's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaquna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaquna's full recorded timeline at 1988, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaquna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1994
- Peak year (1990)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shaquna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Shaquna's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shaquna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (53% of all-time use).
Shaquna by state
Where Shaquna concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 8.8% |
5 of 57 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Shaqunas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaquna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~15 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, 1979–1994 (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 Shaquna 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.