girl's name
Shakti
- Origin Indian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 279
Shakti is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Shakti is a name of Indian origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1987.
Shakti over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 50 |
| 2010s | 88 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 90 |
How popular is Shakti?
In 2025, Shakti was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shakti is used
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 Shakti
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shakti also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shakti over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shakti
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shakti — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shakti
How popular is the name Shakti?
In 2025, Shakti was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shakti a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakti is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shakti most popular?
Shakti peaked in 2025, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shakti a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shakti currently ranks #5,654 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.