Shakira
Meaning
“From Arabic shakira, grateful or thankful, the feminine form of shakir.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shakira peaked in the 1980s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
393 people · the #15,786 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 20
Among people named Shakira living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Shakira
Most people given the name Shakira in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Shakira you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Shakira deep dive
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