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Shakir and Shakur side by side: Shakir peaked in 1993 and Shakur in 1997; in 2025 they were given to 13 and 29 babies.

Shakir and Shakur, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Shakir and Shakur births by year5010015018801900192019401960198020002025ShakurShakir
Shakir and Shakur births by year5010015018801900192019401960198020002025ShakurShakir
Shakir and Shakur births by year501001501880190519301955198020052025ShakurShakir
Shakir and Shakur births by year501001501880193019802025ShakurShakir

Girls and boys together; Shakir solid, Shakur dashed.

Shakir and Shakur compared
ShakirShakur
Births 20251329
Rank 2025#6,738 among boys’ names#3,831 among boys’ names
Recorded since 18801,2271,622
Peak year19931997
Girls1%1%
Alive, estimated1,1901,590
Median age2821

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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