How Many People Are Named Shakim?
An estimated 419 people in the United States have the first name Shakim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Shakim peaked in popularity in 1995 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakim 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 Shakim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
419
About 1 in 818,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1995
25 births
Total Registered
430
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakim
Shakim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 430 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shakim as a male name
Ranked #13,742 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1995 (25 births)
Shakim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakim span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 181 babies were registered. Shakim has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakim by Decade
How has Shakim 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.
Shakim by State
Shakim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shakim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shakim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakim?
We estimate approximately 419 people named Shakim 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 818,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakim a common name?
Shakim is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 430 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakim most popular?
Shakim reached peak popularity in 1995, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakim is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakim a male name?
Shakim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakim Smith, Shakim Johnson, Shakim 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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