Is Shakita a boy or girl name?

Shakita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,202 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shakita

Recorded 1974–2001 · United States

Shakita was most popular in 1986, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,447 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,202 people named Shakita.

Shakita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shakita’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shakita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shakita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,202 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shakita

Where Shakita 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