Shakeela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KEE-la
- Origin
- Arabic
Shakeela is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “beautiful, shapely”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shakeela mean?
Arabic: feminine of Shakeel
“beautiful, shapely”
Feminine form of Shakeel, an Arabic name meaning handsome or well-formed.
Is Shakeela a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakeela is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakeela in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 10 girls.
Shakeela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Shakeela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba, Sabiha, Samira, Saliha, Safiya, Safia, Habiba, Fariha, Halima, Waziha, Faiza, Fatiha
Names related to Shakeela
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shakeela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakeela, updated 20 October 2026.