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Girl name

Shakesha

100% girls · last recorded 1993

Shakesha has been given to about 138 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≈ 133
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shakesha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1981 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time138

How popular is Shakesha?

Its best year was 1981, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 5826th. The typical living American called Shakesha is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Shakesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lakesha0.81
  2. Alesha0.72
  3. Ayesha0.72
  4. Tanesha0.72
  5. Lakeisha0.68
  6. Sasha0.67
  7. Lakisha0.67
  8. Kesha0.67

Middle names for Shakesha

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

Sibling names for Shakesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jeremybrother · 0.57
  2. Jamieeither · 0.56
  3. Jaimeeither · 0.55
  4. Aprilsister · 0.55
  5. Amandasister · 0.54
  6. Travisbrother · 0.54

Where Shakesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.