The first name Shakira
A girl’s name from Arabic.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Shakir.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Shakira, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2002, with 258 births (#170).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shakira with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shakira at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 12 girls born in the United States were named Shakira, the 8,792nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2002, when 512 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Shakira
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Shakira AustinAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
- Deandra DottinBarbadian cricketer, born 1991
More Arabic girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Shakira?
- Shakira comes from Arabic.
- How popular is the name Shakira?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Shakira, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2002, with 258 births.
- Is Shakira a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,276 US babies named Shakira since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shakira most popular?
- 2002 in the United States, when 512 babies were named Shakira, its highest rank at 536th.