How Many People Are Named Shakena?
An estimated 365 people in the United States have the first name Shakena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Shakena peaked in popularity in 1982 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakena 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 Shakena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
365
About 1 in 939,053 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1982
25 births
Total Registered
387
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakena
Shakena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 387 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shakena as a female name
Ranked #17,144 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1982 (25 births)
Shakena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakena span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 198 babies were registered. Shakena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakena by Decade
How has Shakena 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.
Shakena by State
Birth registrations for Shakena span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, South Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, South Carolina, Florida. On average, about 12 Shakenas were registered per state.
Shakena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shakena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shakena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakena?
We estimate approximately 365 people named Shakena 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 939,053 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakena a common name?
Shakena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 387 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakena most popular?
Shakena reached peak popularity in 1982, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakena is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakena a female name?
Shakena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakena Smith, Shakena Johnson, Shakena 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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