Shaquell
Shaquell Kwame "Shaq" Moore is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas and the United States national team.
Meaning & Origin of Shaquell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shaquell Kwame "Shaq" Moore is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas and the United States national team.
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The Story of Shaquell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Shaquell as a girl name dates back to 1991, when 10 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Shaquell — #7,097 in the national rankings. Shaquell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 49 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Shaquell on the record books as a boy name in 1993, with 19 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 19 Shaquells were born — ranking #3,368 that year. Shaquell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1997, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Shaquell
Phonetically similar names — useful when Shaquell 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
- Rockwell
- Soquel
- Chigwell
- Sockwell
- Lequel
- Shekel
- Chicle
- Schicksal
- Shawwal
- Sheqel
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Shaquell
Shaquell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Shaquell's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #7,097. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaquell'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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