How Many People Are Named Shakirah?
An estimated 778 people in the United States have the first name Shakirah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Shakirah peaked in popularity in 1992 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakirah 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 Shakirah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
778
About 1 in 440,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1992
42 births
Total Registered
808
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakirah
Shakirah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 808 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shakirah as a female name
Ranked #15,376 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1992 (42 births)
Shakirah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakirah span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 313 babies were registered. Shakirah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakirah by Decade
How has Shakirah 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.
Shakirah by State
Birth registrations for Shakirah span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, Georgia, New York. On average, about 53 Shakirahs were registered per state.
Shakirah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shakirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shakirah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakirah?
We estimate approximately 778 people named Shakirah 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 440,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakirah a common name?
Shakirah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 808 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakirah most popular?
Shakirah reached peak popularity in 1992, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakirah is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakirah a female name?
Shakirah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakirah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakirah Smith, Shakirah Johnson, Shakirah 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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