Is Shakir a boy or girl name?

Shakir is a boy’s name. Of the 1,227 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Shakir

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Shakir was most popular in 1993, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,178 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,227 people named Shakir.

Shakir over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shakir’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shakir a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shakir is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 1,227 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% 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 Shakir

Where Shakir is most concentrated

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

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