Shakiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shakiah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakiah come from?
Modern: spelling of Shakia; modern American coinage, Sha- + Kia
Meaning borrowed from Shakia.
Is Shakiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakiah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakiah 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 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Shakiah in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
Names like Shakiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Zaniyah Aziah Samiyah Aziyah Jaliyah Kaliyah Sumayyah Zamiyah Safiya Safa Zaliyah
Names related to Shakiah
Sakiyah Sakiya Shakiya Shakia Shakiyah Shikha Shakya 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, “Shakiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakiah, updated 20 October 2026.