Shakur
Shakur is a surname and rarely used as a name like Shakir. Also, it is from one of the names of God in Islam, Ash-Shakur. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Shakur
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shakur is a surname and rarely used as a name like Shakir. Also, it is from one of the names of God in Islam, Ash-Shakur. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Shakur
Shakur first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 119 Shakurs were born — ranking #1,065 that year. As of 2026, Shakur ranks #2,359 for baby boys with 61 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 2K Shakurs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shakur
Shakur is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shakur's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,065. Use the chart and map above to compare Shakur'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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