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Girl name

Shakema

100% girls · last recorded 2003

Shakema has been given to about 435 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 423
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shakema per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1981 · 34
  • Born in 20250
  • All time435

How popular is Shakema?

Its best year was 1981, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 2707th. The typical living American called Shakema is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Shakema

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shameka0.73
  2. Shakira0.68
  3. Salma0.63
  4. Salena0.62
  5. Zulema0.60
  6. Shawna0.57
  7. Shayla0.57
  8. Shana0.57

Middle names for Shakema

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

Sibling names for Shakema

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.68
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.65
  3. Bethanysister · 0.64
  4. Caseyeither · 0.63
  5. Meredithsister · 0.62
  6. Coreybrother · 0.61

Where Shakema is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.