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Shakeria

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Pronounced shuh-KEER-ee-uh /ʃəˈkɪr.i.ə/Medium

Meaning: Shakeria is a coined African American name built from the Sha- prefix and a -keria base akin to Keri and Shakira. Its appeal lies in its flowing sound rather than a documented ancient root.Low

In 30 seconds: Shakeria is a coined Sha- name, cousin in sound to Shakira and Takeria. Part of the late-century wave, it crested in 1995.

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningShakeria is a coined African American name built from the Sha- prefix and a -keria base akin to Keri and Shakira. Its appeal lies in its flowing sound rather than a documented ancient root.

U.S. rank (2012)#19114 → Stable

2012 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1995

Total births (all-time)≈ 999

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shakeria is a made name of the later twentieth century, formed from the productive Sha- prefix and a -keria base that echoes Shakira and Keri. It belongs to the creative African American naming fashion of the era rather than to any older word, and appears in United States records from the late nineteen-seventies.

Shakeria reached its high point in 1995 and slipped back within a decade, the tight arc typical of these coinages. A girl named Shakeria at its peak is in her late twenties now, and the name reads as a distinctly nineties choice rather than a revival candidate.

Did you know? Shakeria belongs to the inventive Sha- naming family of the eighties and nineties, which spun a shelf of melodic cousins — Shakira, Shaquira, Takeria — from shared prefixes and endings.

Overall data confidence 50%

References — Shakeria — Coined Sha- + -keria; SSA peak 1995

Variations

ShakiraShaqueriaShakerria

Nicknames

KeriaShak

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If you like Shakeria…

Shakira— a like Sha- name sharing the -kira sound

Shameka— a same-era Sha- African American coinage

Shaniqua— another rhythmic coinage of the same naming wave

Shamekia— another English name

Sarelia— a similarly popular pick

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shakeria mean?

Shakeria is a coined African American name in the Sha-/-keria family; it carries that sound rather than a documented ancient meaning.

How do you pronounce Shakeria?

It's said shuh-KEER-ee-uh /ʃəˈkɪr.i.ə/ — four syllables, stress on the second.

Is Shakeria a boy or girl name?

Shakeria is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shakeria?

Shakeria was an uncommon coinage that crested in the mid-nineteen-nineties and has been rare since; it is not part of any revival.