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Girl name

Chakira

100% girls · last recorded 2007

Chakira has been given to about 229 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 225
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chakira per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time229

How popular is Chakira?

Its best year was 1992, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 5769th. The typical living American called Chakira is about 30 years old today.

Names that sound like Chakira

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shakira0.89
  2. Akira0.79
  3. Chandra0.74
  4. Charissa0.71
  5. Amira0.68
  6. Yadira0.68
  7. Samira0.68
  8. Maira0.68

Middle names for Chakira

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chakira Rose0.85
  2. Chakira Louise0.85
  3. Chakira June0.84
  4. Chakira Pearl0.84
  5. Chakira Quinn0.84
  6. Chakira Nell0.84

Sibling names for Chakira

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.67
  2. Kianasister · 0.66
  3. Karinasister · 0.66
  4. Ravensister · 0.66
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.63
  6. Gustavobrother · 0.62

Where Chakira is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chakira White0.80
    2. Chakira Reyes0.80
    3. Chakira Nguyen0.80
    4. Chakira Moore0.80
    5. Chakira Lee0.80
    6. Chakira Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chakira

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.