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Shatiqua

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Pronounced shuh-TEE-kwuh /ʃəˈtiː.kwə/Low

Meaning: Shatiqua is an invented late-twentieth-century American name built from the fashionable Sha- prefix and a -tiqua ending that echoes names like Latiqua and Shantiqua. It belongs to the rhythm-first family of coinages that circulated in Black American communities, and its exact build is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Shatiqua is a rare invented American girl's name, joining the Sha- prefix to a -tiqua ending (said shuh-TEE-kwuh). It surfaced briefly around the nineteen-nineties.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningShatiqua is an invented late-twentieth-century American name built from the fashionable Sha- prefix and a -tiqua ending that echoes names like Latiqua and Shantiqua. It belongs to the rhythm-first family of coinages that circulated in Black American communities, and its exact build is uncertain.
U.S. rank (1995)#15379 ↘ Falling
1995 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1992
Total births (all-time)≈ 75

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199219841995

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

Shatiqua is a modern American coinage rather than an inherited name, pairing the popular Sha- prefix with a -tiqua ending heard across a family of same-era inventions. Names of this shape spread through African-American communities in the closing decades of the twentieth century, and Shatiqua's precise assembly is uncertain.

It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its brief peak in the early nineteen-nineties, and it faded within a generation. A girl named Shatiqua then is only in her thirties today.

Did you know? The -tiqua ending links Shatiqua to a small cluster of names like Latiqua and Shantiqua, all built the same way by pairing a soft prefix with a shared rhythmic tail.
Overall data confidence 27%
References - Shatiqua — Modern Sha- coinage; -tiqua ending; assembly uncertain; flagged low confidence.

Variations

ShantiquaLatiquaShatikaShatiqwa

Nicknames

ShaTiquaTia

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If you like Shatiqua…

Shaquita— a like Sha- coinage of the same era
Latoya— a comparable invented rhythmic name
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shatiqua mean?

It is an invented American name joining the Sha- prefix to a -tiqua ending; the exact build is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Shatiqua?

It is said shuh-TEE-kwuh /ʃəˈtiː.kwə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Shatiqua a boy or girl name?

Shatiqua is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shatiqua?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-nineties.

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