How Many People Are Named Shakira?
An estimated 7,980 people in the United States have the first name Shakira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Shakira peaked in popularity in 2002 with 512 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakira 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 Shakira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,980
About 1 in 42,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2002
512 births
Total Registered
8,263
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakira
Shakira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,263 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shakira as a female name
Ranked #7,181 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (512 births)
Shakira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,796 babies were registered. Shakira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakira by Decade
How has Shakira 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.
Shakira by State
Birth registrations for Shakira span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, New Jersey. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, Kansas. On average, about 199 Shakiras were registered per state.
Shakira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shakira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shakira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakira?
We estimate approximately 7,980 people named Shakira 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 42,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakira a common name?
Shakira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,263 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakira most popular?
Shakira reached peak popularity in 2002, when 512 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakira is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakira a female name?
Shakira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakira Smith, Shakira Johnson, Shakira 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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