How Many People Are Named Shakara?
An estimated 860 people in the United States have the first name Shakara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Shakara peaked in popularity in 1990 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shakara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
860
About 1 in 398,552 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1990
66 births
Total Registered
896
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakara
Shakara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 896 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shakara as a female name
Ranked #19,381 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1990 (66 births)
Shakara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakara span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 417 babies were registered. Shakara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakara by Decade
How has Shakara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shakara by State
Birth registrations for Shakara span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, South Carolina. The lowest are in Michigan, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 16 Shakaras were registered per state.
Shakara + Last Name Combinations
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Shakara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakara?
We estimate approximately 860 people named Shakara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 398,552 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakara a common name?
Shakara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 896 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakara most popular?
Shakara reached peak popularity in 1990, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakara is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakara a female name?
Shakara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakara Smith, Shakara Johnson, Shakara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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