girl's name

Shekera

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 80

Shekera is a girl's name. In 1995 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 figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1990, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1978.

Shekera Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 1990s.

46
'70 '80 '90
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Births named Shekera by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 26
1990s 46

How Popular Is Shekera?

In 1995, Shekera was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Shekera Is Used

England & Wales #4,460 3 in 1999
United States #9,846 8 in 1995

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Shekera

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Shekera Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shekera over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling Names for Shekera

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Shekera — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Shekera

How popular is the name Shekera?

In 1995, Shekera was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Shekera a girl's or a boy's name?

Shekera is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shekera most popular?

Shekera peaked in 1990, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.