Is Shaka a boy or girl name?

Shaka is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 839 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.9% were girls and 83.1% were boys.

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Shaka

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Shaka was most popular in 1987, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,312 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 839 people named Shaka.

Shaka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaka’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaka is mostly a boy’s name — 16.9% of the 839 Americans given it were girls and 83.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shaka

Where Shaka is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 9.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org