How Many People Are Named Shakyra?
An estimated 1,106 people in the United States have the first name Shakyra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Shakyra peaked in popularity in 2001 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shakyra 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 Shakyra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,106
About 1 in 309,904 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2001
73 births
Total Registered
1,136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shakyra
Shakyra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,136 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shakyra as a female name
Ranked #17,746 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2001 (73 births)
Shakyra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shakyra span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 492 babies were registered. Shakyra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shakyra by Decade
How has Shakyra 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.
Shakyra by State
Birth registrations for Shakyra span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi. The lowest are in Maryland, Georgia, South Carolina. On average, about 23 Shakyras were registered per state.
Shakyra + Last Name Combinations
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Shakyra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shakyra?
We estimate approximately 1,106 people named Shakyra 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 309,904 Americans share this first name.
Is Shakyra a common name?
Shakyra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shakyra most popular?
Shakyra reached peak popularity in 2001, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shakyra is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shakyra a female name?
Shakyra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shakyra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shakyra Smith, Shakyra Johnson, Shakyra 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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