Is Shakila a boy or girl name?

Shakila is a girl’s name. Of the 536 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shakila

Recorded 1975–2011 · United States

Shakila was most popular in 1992, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,108 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 536 people named Shakila.

Shakila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shakila’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shakila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shakila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 536 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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