girl's name
Shakinah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 147
Shakinah is a girl's name. In 2010 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1996, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Shakinah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 43 |
| 1990s | 53 |
| 2000s | 37 |
| 2010s (to 2010) | 8 |
How popular is Shakinah?
In 2010, Shakinah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shakinah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shakinah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shakinah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shakinah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shakinah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shakinah
How popular is the name Shakinah?
In 2010, Shakinah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Shakinah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakinah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shakinah most popular?
Shakinah peaked in 1996, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.