How Many People Are Named Shaquana?
An estimated 2,175 people in the United States have the first name Shaquana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Shaquana peaked in popularity in 1991 with 209 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaquana 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 Shaquana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,175
About 1 in 157,588 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1991
209 births
Total Registered
2,286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaquana
Shaquana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,286 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaquana as a female name
Ranked #18,723 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1991 (209 births)
Shaquana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaquana span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,022 babies were registered. Shaquana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaquana by Decade
How has Shaquana 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.
Shaquana by State
Birth registrations for Shaquana span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, Massachusetts, Alabama. On average, about 104 Shaquanas were registered per state.
Shaquana + Last Name Combinations
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Shaquana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaquana?
We estimate approximately 2,175 people named Shaquana 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 157,588 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaquana a common name?
Shaquana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaquana most popular?
Shaquana reached peak popularity in 1991, when 209 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaquana is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaquana a female name?
Shaquana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaquana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaquana Smith, Shaquana Johnson, Shaquana 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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