Shakirah

Shakirah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Shakirah first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 42 babies (rank #2,860 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shakirah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shakirah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

808

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1976	5	#10,559
1977	9	#6,765
1978	12	#5,485
1979	12	#5,688
1980	27	#3,195
1981	13	#5,516
1982	22	#3,739
1983	23	#3,526
1984	29	#3,049
1985	15	#5,036
1986	31	#3,039
1987	18	#4,626
1988	20	#4,454
1989	26	#3,876
1990	28	#3,797
1991	26	#4,027
1992	42	#2,860
1993	41	#2,929
1994	39	#3,030
1995	32	#3,482
1996	38	#3,134
1997	25	#4,351
1998	21	#5,097
1999	21	#5,181
2000	25	#4,766
2001	25	#4,812
2002	35	#3,793
2003	26	#4,921
2004	18	#6,717
2005	20	#6,212
2006	15	#8,174
2007	13	#9,458
2008	10	#11,466
2009	10	#11,338
2010	7	#14,721
2011	7	#14,605
2012	5	#19,116
2013	6	#16,234
2016	5	#18,445
2018	6	#15,376

Year

Babies

Rank

1976

#10,559

1977

#6,765

1978

#5,485

1979

#5,688

1980

#3,195

1981

#5,516

1982

#3,739

1983

#3,526

1984

#3,049

1985

#5,036

1986

#3,039

1987

#4,626

1988

#4,454

1989

#3,876

1990

#3,797

1991

#4,027

1992

#2,860

1993

#2,929

1994

#3,030

1995

#3,482

1996

#3,134

1997

#4,351

1998

#5,097

1999

#5,181

2000

#4,766

2001

#4,812

2002

#3,793

2003

#4,921

2004

#6,717

2005

#6,212

2006

#8,174

2007

#9,458

2008

#11,466

2009

#11,338

2010

#14,721

2011

#14,605

2012

#19,116

2013

#16,234

2016

#18,445

2018

#15,376

Numerology of Shakirah

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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