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Shakira

Shakira: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“thankful; grateful”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
shuh-KEER-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Feminine form related to the Arabic root sh-k-r 'to thank'. It is the female counterpart of Shakir.

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How popular is Shakira?

20244.8 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Shakira in 202416

Peak year2002

Total US babies since 18808,263

Shakira is fading: recent use is about 27% of its level ten years before.

Names like Shakira

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Shakira questions

What does the name Shakira mean?

Shakira means "thankful; grateful". It comes from Arabic. Feminine form related to the Arabic root sh-k-r 'to thank'. It is the female counterpart of Shakir.

Is Shakira a boy or girl name?

Shakira is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Shakira?

16 US babies were named Shakira in 2024. Its peak year was 2002.

How do you pronounce Shakira?

Shakira is usually pronounced shuh-KEER-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.