How Many People Are Named Shakyla?
An estimated 350 people in the United States have the first name Shakyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Shakyla peaked in popularity in 1992 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakyla 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 Shakyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
350
About 1 in 979,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1992
35 births
Total Registered
358
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakyla
Shakyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 358 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shakyla as a female name
Ranked #18,056 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1992 (35 births)
Shakyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakyla span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 171 babies were registered. Shakyla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakyla by Decade
How has Shakyla 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.
Shakyla by State
Shakyla + Last Name Combinations
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Shakyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakyla?
We estimate approximately 350 people named Shakyla 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 979,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakyla a common name?
Shakyla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 358 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakyla most popular?
Shakyla reached peak popularity in 1992, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakyla is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakyla a female name?
Shakyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakyla Smith, Shakyla Johnson, Shakyla 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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