Girls' name · since 1994
Shykira
56 babies named Shykira in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Shykira since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shykira has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2006.
- #33,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shykira ranks #33,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shykira's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shykira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shykira's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shykira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2006
- Peak year (2001)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Shykira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (34 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Shykira's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Shykira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (61% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shykira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1994–2006 (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 Shykira 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.