Given name
Shakila
“beautiful one”·“well-formed, handsome”·“a handsome man”
Shakila is a feminine form of Shakil. Interpretations include “well-formed, handsome” (Arabic) and “a handsome man” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Arabic use, Shakila carries the interpretation “beautiful one.” Shakila is a feminine form of Shakil. Interpretations include “well-formed, handsome” (Arabic) and “a handsome man” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Shakila is used as a feminine counterpart of Shakil.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shakila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 536
- 0 boys · 536 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 75 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,091 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.
Shakila’s family of names
Shakila is a feminine form of Shakil. Shakila has a related form in Shakina. Shakila has a related form in Shakeela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Shakinavariant
- Shakielavariant
- Shakeilavariant
- Shakylavariant
- Shakeylavariant
- Shakeelavariant
- Shakelavariant
- Shakilahvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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