Shakala
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Shakala is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakala come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Kala
Is Shakala a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakala is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakala in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Shakala in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
Names like Shakala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samira, Shayla, Safa, Sasha, Sahara, Salma, Safiya, Amira, Aaliyah, Samara, Aisha, Khadija
Names related to Shakala
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shakala: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakala, updated 20 October 2026.