Shaka

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 17% girls / 83% boys

Shaka first appears in the data in 1970 and has been recorded in 48 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 39 babies (rank #1,731 that year). In 2024 it was given to 12 boys (rank #7,168). The name has been rising over the last five years.
834
Total babies (all years)
48
Years in the data
39
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19705#5,324
19718#3,905
19726#4,896
197313#2,837
197421#2,116
197518#2,438
197625#1,989
197737#1,539
197820#2,364
197917#2,759
198020#2,518
19819#4,437
198219#2,583
198311#3,836
19848#4,894
19857#5,674
198611#4,084
198739#1,731
198835#1,906
198922#2,878
199020#3,147
199124#2,815
199225#2,811
199320#3,350
199418#3,726
199515#4,237
199616#4,158
199711#5,592
19989#6,751
199918#4,128
200010#6,747
20015#12,023
20027#9,230
20055#13,041
20065#13,682
20087#10,843
201011#7,497
20119#8,653
20127#10,577
20148#9,481
20155#13,723
201611#7,523
201711#7,462
20199#8,754
202014#6,233
202114#6,289
202215#6,096
202412#7,168