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Girl name

Shakia

100% girls · last recorded 2016

Shakia has been given to about 2,358 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, 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≈ 2,306
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shakia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 153
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,358

How popular is Shakia?

Its best year was 1993, when 153 babies were given the name, ranking 1161st. The typical living American called Shakia is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Shakia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shania0.88
  2. Stacia0.84
  3. Shakira0.83
  4. Shaniya0.79
  5. Thalia0.75
  6. Nakia0.75
  7. Shanika0.73
  8. Shamika0.73

Middle names for Shakia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shakia Josephine0.84
  2. Shakia Rose0.83
  3. Shakia Louise0.83
  4. Shakia June0.82
  5. Shakia Pearl0.82
  6. Shakia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shakia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.79
  2. Bethanysister · 0.76
  3. Caseyeither · 0.73
  4. Aracelisister · 0.73
  5. Dariusbrother · 0.72
  6. Johnathanbrother · 0.72

Where Shakia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shakia White0.78
    2. Shakia Reyes0.78
    3. Shakia Nguyen0.78
    4. Shakia Moore0.78
    5. Shakia Lee0.78
    6. Shakia Hill0.78

    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 Shakia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

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