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Girl name

Shakena

100% girls · last recorded 2000

Shakena has been given to about 387 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, 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≈ 376
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shakena per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1982 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time387

How popular is Shakena?

Its best year was 1982, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 3399th. The typical living American called Shakena is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Shakena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makena0.79
  2. Salena0.79
  3. Makenna0.76
  4. Shawna0.74
  5. Shana0.74
  6. Shanna0.74
  7. Shauna0.74
  8. Sheena0.74

Middle names for Shakena

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

Sibling names for Shakena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.66
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.63
  3. Bethanysister · 0.61
  4. Meredithsister · 0.61
  5. Caseyeither · 0.61
  6. Travisbrother · 0.60

Where Shakena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.