Shakir
Shakir was the 6742nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1416th with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,040 places. More babies were named Shakir in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,742 boys, down 810 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199368 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,227babies recorded
Shakir popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,742 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,932 | 15 |
| 2010 | #4,652 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,140 | 28 |
| 1990 | #3,287 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,353 | 22 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shakir, counting every spelling?
Shakir is the most common spelling of a name family that had 13 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakir | 13 | #6,742 | 93 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shakir?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shakir (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shakir born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shakir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shakir?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Shakir are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 17 and 36. That makes Shakir mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shakir by state
How common Shakir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shakir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shakir, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shakir
How popular is the name Shakir?
Shakir was the 6742nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1416th with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,040 places. More babies were named Shakir in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shakir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shakir in the US.
Where is Shakir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shakir was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys).