Shakya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAK-ya
- Origin
- Modern
Shakya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakya come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Kya
Is Shakya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakya is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakya 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 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Shakya in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
Names like Shakya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Salma Zamya Zya Shayla Sayla Zaniya Aaliyah Zaira Summer Hiba Zaniyah
Names related to Shakya
Sakiyah Sakiya Shakiya Shakia Shakiyah Shakiah Shakeya Shakhia
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, “Shakya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakya, updated 20 October 2026.