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Girl name

Shakima

100% girls · last recorded 2004

Shakima has been given to about 627 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 610
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shakima per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1986 · 38
  • Born in 20250
  • All time627

How popular is Shakima?

Its best year was 1986, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 2609th. The typical living American called Shakima is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Shakima

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shakira0.83
  2. Shania0.73
  3. Shaina0.73
  4. Shaniya0.73
  5. Shanika0.73
  6. Shamika0.73
  7. Stacia0.70
  8. Fatima0.68

Middle names for Shakima

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

Sibling names for Shakima

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.70
  2. Dustinbrother · 0.67
  3. Bethanysister · 0.66
  4. Caseyeither · 0.65
  5. Meredithsister · 0.64
  6. Coreybrother · 0.63

Where Shakima is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.