Given name

Shakiera

“grateful; thankful”

Shakiera is a variant of Shakira. In Arabic use, Shakira carries the interpretation “grateful; thankful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shakiera is a variant of Shakira. In Arabic use, Shakira carries the interpretation “grateful; thankful.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Shakiera connects to the Shakir name family through Shakira. An origin associated with Shakir is Arabic.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Shakiera through the years

Babies since 1880
379
0 boys · 379 girls
Most popular year
1995
30 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Shakiera in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1981–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 292 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Shakiera’s family of names

Shakiera has a related form in Shakira.

Walk Shakiera’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Shakiera, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Shakyra

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Shanesia

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Sibling ideas

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