Shaka
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#12008
recorded as boys
Down 5,176 since 2024
Babies in 2025
5
boys 5
Peak year
1977
37 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
839
since 1970
Born a Shaka? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Shaka was most popular in 1977, when 37 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 5 babies were named Shaka, ranking #12008 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 5 | 12008 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 12 | 6832 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 15 | 5874 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 14 | 6032 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 14 | 5980 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 9 | 8215 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 11 | 7095 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 11 | 7157 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 5 | 12086 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 8 | 8781 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 7 | 9709 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 9 | 8079 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 11 | 7087 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 7 | 9871 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 5 | 12055 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 5 | 11472 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 7 | 8456 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 5 | 10556 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 10 | 6316 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 18 | 3986 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 9 | 6314 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 11 | 5288 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 16 | 4022 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 15 | 4052 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 18 | 3596 |
| 1993 | 5 | 13442 | 20 | 3246 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 25 | 2747 |
| 1991 | 6 | 11509 | 24 | 2753 |
| 1990 | 8 | 9247 | 20 | 3058 |
| 1989 | 7 | 9681 | 22 | 2784 |
| 1988 | 13 | 5895 | 35 | 1879 |
| 1987 | 14 | 5312 | 39 | 1709 |
| 1986 | 7 | 8523 | 11 | 3882 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 7 | 5147 |
| 1984 | 6 | 9144 | 8 | 4552 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 11 | 3630 |
| 1982 | 9 | 6888 | 19 | 2518 |
| 1981 | 10 | 6323 | 9 | 4153 |
| 1980 | 12 | 5544 | 20 | 2444 |
| 1979 | 11 | 5751 | 17 | 2669 |
| 1978 | 8 | 6948 | 20 | 2279 |
| 1977 | 8 | 6892 | 37 | 1515 |
| 1976 | 12 | 4905 | 25 | 1932 |
| 1975 | 6 | 7984 | 18 | 2361 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 21 | 2050 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 13 | 2716 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 6 | 4441 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 8 | 3658 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 5 | 4724 |
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Recorded as girls 17% · boys 83% across all years