Shakira
Shakira was the 8792nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 536th with 512 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,740 places. More babies were named Shakira in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,792 girls, down 3,646 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002512 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,276babies recorded
Shakira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,792 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,146 | 25 |
| 2010 | #1,694 | 125 |
| 2000 | #846 | 263 |
| 1990 | #889 | 219 |
| 1980 | #1,307 | 98 |
| 1970 | #4,712 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shakira, counting every spelling?
Shakira has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shakira?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shakira (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shakira 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shakira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shakira?
About 8,100 people born in the US named Shakira are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 23 and 37. That makes Shakira 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.
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Questions about the name Shakira
How popular is the name Shakira?
Shakira was the 8792nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 536th with 512 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,740 places. More babies were named Shakira in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shakira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shakira in the US.