Shakari
The Story of Shakari
As a girl name
Shakari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 37 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 50 Shakaris were born — ranking #2,437 that year. As of 2026, Shakari ranks #16,991 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 301 Shakaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shakari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 7 Shakaris were born — ranking #6,992 that year. As of 2026, Shakari ranks #12,015 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Shakaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Shakari
Shakari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 301 births in the dataset. Shakari's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,437. Use the chart and map above to compare Shakari'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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