Given name
Shakina
“beautiful one”
Shakina is a variant of Shakila. In Arabic use, Shakila carries the interpretation “beautiful one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shakina is a variant of Shakila. In Arabic use, Shakila carries the interpretation “beautiful one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shakina connects to the Shakil name family through Shakila. An origin associated with Shakil is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shakina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 668
- 0 boys · 668 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 48 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 8 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 572 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.
Shakina’s family of names
Shakina has a related form in Shakila.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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