How Many People Are Named Shekira?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Shekira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Shekira peaked in popularity in 1992 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shekira 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 Shekira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1992
16 births
Total Registered
159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shekira
Shekira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 159 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shekira as a female name
Ranked #14,913 in 2006
7 female births in 2006
Peak: 1992 (16 births)
Shekira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shekira span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 67 babies were registered. While Shekira is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shekira by Decade
How has Shekira 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.
Shekira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shekira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shekira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shekira?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Shekira 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 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Shekira a common name?
Shekira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shekira most popular?
Shekira reached peak popularity in 1992, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shekira is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shekira a female name?
Shekira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shekira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shekira Smith, Shekira Johnson, Shekira 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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