Shakia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shakia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakia come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Kia
Is Shakia a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakia is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 8 girls.
Shakia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
How popular is Shakia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 153 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Shakia in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 39 | #3,457 |
| 2001 | 42 | #3,252 |
| 2000 | 45 | #3,066 |
| 1999 | 40 | #3,185 |
| 1998 | 55 | #2,495 |
| 1997 | 64 | #2,155 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,945 |
| 1995 | 63 | #2,120 |
| 1994 | 109 | #1,451 |
| 1993 | 153 | #1,155 |
| 1992 | 140 | #1,241 |
| 1991 | 126 | #1,310 |
| 1990 | 127 | #1,275 |
| 1989 | 93 | #1,529 |
| 1988 | 112 | #1,291 |
| 1987 | 118 | #1,216 |
| 1986 | 105 | #1,282 |
| 1985 | 97 | #1,349 |
| 1984 | 93 | #1,315 |
| 1983 | 80 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 66 | #1,703 |
| 1981 | 68 | #1,674 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,749 |
| 1979 | 46 | #2,147 |
| 1978 | 46 | #2,050 |
| 1977 | 42 | #2,189 |
| 1976 | 30 | #2,601 |
| 1975 | 27 | #2,743 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Names like Shakia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Safia, Safiya, Safa, Sumayyah, Saba, Aaliyah, Sabiha, Halima, Samia, Samira, Afia
Names related to Shakia
Saki, Shakiya, Sakiyah, Sakhi, Sakiya, Shakiyah, Shakya, Shakiah
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, “Shakia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakia, updated 20 October 2026.