How Many People Are Named Shaquala?
An estimated 341 people in the United States have the first name Shaquala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Shaquala peaked in popularity in 1992 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaquala 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 Shaquala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
341
About 1 in 1,005,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1992
36 births
Total Registered
355
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaquala
Shaquala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 355 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaquala as a female name
Ranked #15,772 in 2004
6 female births in 2004
Peak: 1992 (36 births)
Shaquala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaquala span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 226 babies were registered. Shaquala has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaquala by Decade
How has Shaquala 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.
Shaquala by State
Birth registrations for Shaquala span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania. On average, about 9 Shaqualas were registered per state.
Shaquala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaquala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaquala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaquala?
We estimate approximately 341 people named Shaquala 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 1,005,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaquala a common name?
Shaquala is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 355 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaquala most popular?
Shaquala reached peak popularity in 1992, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaquala is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaquala a female name?
Shaquala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaquala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaquala Smith, Shaquala Johnson, Shaquala 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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