Shaquana
Shaquana is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Shaquana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shaquana is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Shaquana
Shaquana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 209 Shaquanas were born — ranking #918 that year. As of 2026, Shaquana ranks #16,460 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Shaquanas 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 Shaquana
Shaquana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shaquana's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #918. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaquana'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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