Shakera
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KAIR-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shakera is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakera come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, resembling Shakira
Is Shakera a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakera is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakera in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 8 girls.
Shakera in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Shakera 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 102 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Shakera in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakera in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 40 | #3,390 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3,860 |
| 2000 | 42 | #3,212 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 56 | #2,357 |
| 1996 | 66 | #2,082 |
| 1995 | 71 | #1,934 |
| 1994 | 84 | #1,739 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,527 |
| 1992 | 102 | #1,527 |
| 1991 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,970 |
| 1989 | 43 | #2,613 |
| 1988 | 55 | #2,088 |
| 1987 | 53 | #2,064 |
| 1986 | 46 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,938 |
| 1984 | 34 | #2,676 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 32 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
Names like Shakera
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha Alisha Tanisha Sasha Samira Sabiha Khadija Summer Saba Suha Halima Salma
Names related to Shakera
Sakura Shakira Shakirah Shakara Shakiera Shakeira Shakyra Sakara Sakira Shakeria
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shakera: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakera, updated 20 October 2026.