Shekinah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sheh-KY-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,553 for girls
Shekinah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dwelling, divine presence”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Shekinah mean?
Hebrew
“dwelling, divine presence”
In Jewish tradition the Shekhinah is the dwelling presence of God among his people.
Is Shekinah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shekinah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 22 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shekinah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Shekinah, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 21 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shekinah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Shekinah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,813 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,976 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,559 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Shekinah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,553rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Shekinah, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,878th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 109 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Shekinah in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shekinah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4,790 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,878 |
| 2019 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 42 | #3,650 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 53 | #3,160 |
| 2008 | 74 | #2,538 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3,047 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,728 |
| 2005 | 53 | #3,005 |
| 2004 | 69 | #2,443 |
| 2003 | 81 | #2,141 |
| 2002 | 79 | #2,123 |
| 2001 | 90 | #1,918 |
| 2000 | 109 | #1,615 |
| 1999 | 72 | #2,112 |
| 1998 | 69 | #2,101 |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 69 | #2,012 |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 59 | #2,227 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,980 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 48 | #2,544 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 35 | #2,926 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
Names like Shekinah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Summer, Sumayyah, Zainab, Ayah, Khadija, Amira, Safiya, Hadassah, Raya, Aaminah
Names related to Shekinah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Shekinah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shekinah, updated 20 October 2026.