How Many People Are Named Shakti?
An estimated 209 people in the United States have the first name Shakti. It is predominantly female (94.8%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Shakti peaked in popularity in 2017 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakti 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 Shakti paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
209
About 1 in 1,639,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.8% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
20 births
Total Registered
211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakti
Shakti is predominantly female (94.8%), though 11 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shakti as a male name
Ranked #11,993 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 2017 (6 births)
Shakti as a female name
Ranked #7,182 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (16 births)
Shakti: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakti span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 88 babies were registered. While Shakti is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shakti by Decade
How has Shakti 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.
Shakti by State
Shakti + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shakti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shakti
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Shakti: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakti?
We estimate approximately 209 people named Shakti 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 1,639,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakti a common name?
Shakti is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakti most popular?
Shakti reached peak popularity in 2017, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakti is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakti a female name?
Shakti is predominantly female. 94.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakti Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakti Smith, Shakti Johnson, Shakti 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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