How Many People Are Named Shaketa?
An estimated 352 people in the United States have the first name Shaketa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Shaketa peaked in popularity in 1984 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaketa 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 Shaketa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
352
About 1 in 973,734 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1984
31 births
Total Registered
375
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaketa
Shaketa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 375 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaketa as a female name
Ranked #13,420 in 1997
6 female births in 1997
Peak: 1984 (31 births)
Shaketa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaketa span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 217 babies were registered. While Shaketa is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shaketa by Decade
How has Shaketa 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.
Shaketa by State
Birth registrations for Shaketa span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 7 Shaketas were registered per state.
Shaketa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaketa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaketa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaketa?
We estimate approximately 352 people named Shaketa 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 973,734 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaketa a common name?
Shaketa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 375 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaketa most popular?
Shaketa reached peak popularity in 1984, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaketa is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaketa a female name?
Shaketa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaketa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaketa Smith, Shaketa Johnson, Shaketa 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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