How Many People Are Named Shakia?
An estimated 2,253 people in the United States have the first name Shakia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Shakia peaked in popularity in 1993 with 153 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakia 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 Shakia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,253
About 1 in 152,132 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
153 births
Total Registered
2,358
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakia
Shakia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,358 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shakia as a female name
Ranked #15,942 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1993 (153 births)
Shakia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakia span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 950 babies were registered. Shakia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakia by Decade
How has Shakia 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.
Shakia by State
Birth registrations for Shakia span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland. The lowest are in Connecticut, Alabama, Ohio. On average, about 78 Shakias were registered per state.
Shakia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shakia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shakia
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shakia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakia?
We estimate approximately 2,253 people named Shakia 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 152,132 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakia a common name?
Shakia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,358 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakia most popular?
Shakia reached peak popularity in 1993, when 153 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakia is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakia a female name?
Shakia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakia Smith, Shakia Johnson, Shakia 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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