Shaquille
Shaquille was the 2927th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 181st with 1,785 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 545 places. More babies were named Shaquille in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,927 boys, down 432 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19931,785 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,156babies recorded
Shaquille popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 387 since 1990.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,927 | 43 |
| 2020 | #2,495 | 52 |
| 2010 | #4,819 | 20 |
| 2000 | #1,891 | 56 |
| 1990 | #1,127 | 92 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shaquille, counting every spelling?
Shaquille has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shaquille?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaquille (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shaquille 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaquille.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaquille?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Shaquille are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 31 and 33. That makes Shaquille mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Shaquille by state
How common Shaquille was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Shaquille: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shaquille, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shaquille
How popular is the name Shaquille?
Shaquille was the 2927th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 181st with 1,785 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 545 places. More babies were named Shaquille in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shaquille a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shaquille in the US.
Where is Shaquille most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shaquille was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and New York.