Girls' name · since 1976
Shekia
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 313 babies named Shekia, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shekia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 313 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shekia has been recorded 313 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1996.
- #15,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 313 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shekia ranks #15,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 313 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shekia's 313 recorded births place it above 78.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shekia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shekia splits its recorded history at 1986: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shekia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1996
- Peak year (1982)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shekia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (179 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Shekia's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shekia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
179 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 179 births (57% of all-time use).
Shekia by state
Where Shekia concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 313 births nationwide.
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- Shekia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (179 total births) through the 1990s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shekias (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 Shekia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1976–1996 (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 Shekia 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.