Shakirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Shakirah is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shakirah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Shakira
A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Shakir.
Meaning borrowed from Shakira. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Shakirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakirah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakirah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shakirah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakirah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Shakirah 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 42 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Shakirah in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakirah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 41 | #2,877 |
| 1992 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 28 | #3,709 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 22 | #3,646 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 27 | #3,134 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Shakirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Farah, Safiya, Summer, Samah, Safa, Aakifah, Hibah, Umamah, Umaymah, Ruqayyah
Names related to Shakirah
Shakira, Zakirah, Shakera, Shakara, Shakiera, Shakeira, Shakyra, Sakari, Sakira, Shakeria
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Shakirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakirah, updated 20 October 2026.