Shakara
Shakara! is a science fiction comics character appearing in the British magazine 2000 AD, starring in their own eponymous story, who was created by Robbie Morrison and Henry Flint.
Meaning & Origin of Shakara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shakara! is a science fiction comics character appearing in the British magazine 2000 AD, starring in their own eponymous story, who was created by Robbie Morrison and Henry Flint.
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The Story of Shakara
Shakara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 66 Shakaras were born — ranking #2,029 that year. As of 2026, Shakara ranks #16,991 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 896 Shakaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shakara
Shakara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 896 births in the dataset. Shakara's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,029. Use the chart and map above to compare Shakara's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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