How Many People Are Named Shekia?
An estimated 296 people in the United States have the first name Shekia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shekia peaked in popularity in 1982 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shekia 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 Shekia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
296
About 1 in 1,157,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
23 births
Total Registered
313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shekia
Shekia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 313 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shekia as a female name
Ranked #11,610 in 1996
7 female births in 1996
Peak: 1982 (23 births)
Shekia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shekia span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 179 babies were registered. While Shekia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shekia by Decade
How has Shekia 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.
Shekia by State
Shekia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shekia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shekia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shekia?
We estimate approximately 296 people named Shekia 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 1,157,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Shekia a common name?
Shekia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shekia most popular?
Shekia reached peak popularity in 1982, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shekia is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shekia a female name?
Shekia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shekia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shekia Smith, Shekia Johnson, Shekia 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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