Shakur
Shakur was the 3832nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1073rd with 119 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 332 places. More babies were named Shakur in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,832 boys, down 1,420 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,622babies recorded
Shakur popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 9 since 1997.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,832 | 29 |
| 2020 | #2,412 | 55 |
| 2010 | #4,818 | 20 |
| 2000 | #1,963 | 53 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shakur, counting every spelling?
Shakur has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shakur?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shakur (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shakur 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shakur.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shakur?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Shakur are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 8 and 29. That makes Shakur 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.
Shakur by state
How common Shakur was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.8×). In 41 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 Shakur: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shakur, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shakur
How popular is the name Shakur?
Shakur was the 3832nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1073rd with 119 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 332 places. More babies were named Shakur in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shakur a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shakur in the US.
Where is Shakur most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shakur was most common in Pennsylvania (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Georgia.