How Many People Are Named Shekinah?
An estimated 2,071 people in the United States have the first name Shekinah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Shekinah peaked in popularity in 2000 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shekinah 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 Shekinah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,071
About 1 in 165,502 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2000
109 births
Total Registered
2,124
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shekinah
Shekinah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,124 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shekinah as a female name
Ranked #6,863 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (109 births)
Shekinah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shekinah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 730 babies were registered. Shekinah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shekinah by Decade
How has Shekinah 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.
Shekinah by State
Birth registrations for Shekinah span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Tennessee. On average, about 38 Shekinahs were registered per state.
Shekinah + Last Name Combinations
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Shekinah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shekinah?
We estimate approximately 2,071 people named Shekinah 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 165,502 Americans share this first name.
Is Shekinah a common name?
Shekinah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,124 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shekinah most popular?
Shekinah reached peak popularity in 2000, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shekinah is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shekinah a female name?
Shekinah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shekinah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shekinah Smith, Shekinah Johnson, Shekinah 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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