Given name
Shakirah
“grateful; thankful”
Shakirah is a variant of Shakira. In Arabic use, Shakira carries the interpretation “grateful; thankful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shakirah is a variant of Shakira. In Arabic use, Shakira carries the interpretation “grateful; thankful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shakirah 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shakirah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 808
- 0 boys · 808 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 42 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 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 42 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 670 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.
Shakirah’s family of names
Shakirah has a related form in Shakira.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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