Name Legacy

Shakyra

Recorded 1981–2018 · United States

Shakyra was most popular in 2001, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,763 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,136 people named Shakyra.

Most popular in2001
Rank that year#3,763
Births that year73
Total since 18801,136
Given to100% girls

Shakyra over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shakyra’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shakyra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shakyra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,136 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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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Where Shakyra 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