Shakara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KAR-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shakara is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakara come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, resembling Shakira
Is Shakara a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakara is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakara in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 66 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Shakara in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1994 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,933 |
| 1992 | 61 | #2,186 |
| 1991 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1990 | 66 | #2,024 |
| 1989 | 50 | #2,333 |
| 1988 | 33 | #3,034 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 35 | #2,624 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
Names like Shakara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha, Radhika, Anika, Aisha, Aviva, Asha, Priya, Anisha, Saanvika, Shira, Isha, Krisha
Names related to Shakara
Sakari, Shakira, Sakara, Shakyra, Shakeria, Shakera, Shakirah, Shakiera
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, “Shakara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakara, updated 20 October 2026.