Shakhia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shakhia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakhia come from?
Modern: spelling of Shakia; modern American coinage, Sha- + Kia
Meaning borrowed from Shakia.
Is Shakhia a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakhia is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakhia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Shakhia in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakhia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
Names like Shakhia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zhamira, Zaliyah, Safia, Zaniyah, Aziyah, Sumayya, Safiya, Safa, Zaniya, Sadiya, Naziyah, Jaziyah
Names related to Shakhia
Sakiya, Shakiya, Shakia, Shakiyah, Shikha, Shakya, Shakiah, Shakeya
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, “Shakhia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakhia, updated 20 October 2026.