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Shakira
OriginArabic
Meaning"thankful, woman of grace"
About Shakira
The mononymous Colombian-born singer inspired a popularity blip in the 90s and early 00s.
Pronounced shuh-KEER-uh.
As of October 2026, Shakira ranked #8792 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #536 in 2002.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,837 | 61 | 34.1 |
| 2015 | #3,051 | 56 | 31.4 |
| 2016 | #4,971 | 28 | 15.8 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,544 | 31 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | #4,883 | 28 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Variations & nicknames
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