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Girl name

Shakyra

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Shakyra has been given to about 1,136 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Syllables3
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Living in the US≈ 1,121
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shakyra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 73
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,136

How popular is Shakyra?

Its best year was 2001, when 73 babies were given the name, ranking 2232nd. The typical living American called Shakyra is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Shakyra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shakira0.92
  2. Shara0.79
  3. Shayla0.73
  4. Shayna0.73
  5. Sandra0.68
  6. Akira0.71
  7. Sara0.68
  8. Samira0.71

Middle names for Shakyra

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

Sibling names for Shakyra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.78
  2. Paulinasister · 0.78
  3. Hannasister · 0.77
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.75
  5. Colbybrother · 0.75
  6. Dariusbrother · 0.75

Where Shakyra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    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.