Recorded 1978–1992 Girls' name Peak 1981 21 births

Shukura — girls' name

21 babies named Shukura in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Shukura since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

21
total births
1978–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shukura was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shukura in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shukura

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Shukura between 1978 and 1992, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shukura currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shukura performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shukura shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shukura 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 21 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.

Shukura at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

21

Since 1978

15 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1978

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1992

Shukura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1978

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Shukura by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 52% of Shukura's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shukura?
21 babies have been named Shukura since 1978. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Shukura most popular?
Shukura was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Shukura been used?
Shukura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 15 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Shukura?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, Shundra, Shukri, 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, 1978–1992 (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.