Shaquel
The Story of Shaquel
As a girl name
Shaquel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 18 births, good for #5,206 nationwide. About 83% of every Shaquel on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Shaquel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1995, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 78 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shaquel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 32 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 32 births, good for #2,347 nationwide. About 93% of every Shaquel on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Shaquel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 73 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Shaquel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Shaquel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Shackle
- Schakel
- Shekel
- Chicle
- Sheqel
- Jackal
- Jackel
- Chacal
- Jacal
- Shackles
- Shackled
- Shaquille
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
Frequently Asked Questions about Shaquel
What does the name Shaquel mean?
How popular is Shaquel in 2026?
When was Shaquel most popular?
Is Shaquel a unisex name?
What names go well with Shaquel?
About the name Shaquel
Shaquel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Shaquel's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #5,206. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaquel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
Continue exploring
- Top names of 1993 →
- Names of the 1990s →
- Names starting with "S" →
- Browse all girl names →
- Top names of 2026 →
- Browse unisex names →
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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.