How Many People Are Named Shakeela?
An estimated 245 people in the United States have the first name Shakeela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Shakeela peaked in popularity in 1991 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakeela 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 Shakeela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
245
About 1 in 1,398,997 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1991
34 births
Total Registered
257
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakeela
Shakeela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 257 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shakeela as a female name
Ranked #20,064 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1991 (34 births)
Shakeela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakeela span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 141 babies were registered. Shakeela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakeela by Decade
How has Shakeela 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.
Shakeela by State
Birth registrations for Shakeela span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, New York. On average, about 7 Shakeelas were registered per state.
Shakeela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shakeela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shakeela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakeela?
We estimate approximately 245 people named Shakeela 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 1,398,997 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakeela a common name?
Shakeela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 257 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakeela most popular?
Shakeela reached peak popularity in 1991, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakeela is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakeela a female name?
Shakeela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakeela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakeela Smith, Shakeela Johnson, Shakeela 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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