Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer. Referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music", she has had a significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and has been credited with popularizing Hispanophone music globally, contributing to increased learning and use of the Spanish language worldwide.
Meaning & Origin of Shakira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer. Referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music", she has had a significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and has been credited with popularizing Hispanophone music globally, contributing to increased learning and use of the Spanish language worldwide.
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The Story of Shakira
Shakira first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 512 Shakiras were born — ranking #535 that year. As of 2026, Shakira ranks #8,263 for baby girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 8K Shakiras 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 Shakira
Shakira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Shakira's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #535. Use the chart and map above to compare Shakira'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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