Shaka is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1987 and has since faded.
Shaka is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,591 for boy births in the United States (and #27,955 across all names), given to 5 babies. Shaka was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1987 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,591 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,200 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,099 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,237 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,755 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,465 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,526 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,724 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,484 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,579 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,654 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,497 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,843 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,684 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,041 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,229 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,024 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,747 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,128 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,751 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,592 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | — | #4,159 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,238 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | — | #3,727 |
| 1993 | 25 | — | #15,333 | #3,350 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | — | #2,811 |
| 1991 | 30 | — | #12,807 | #2,815 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #9,981 | #3,147 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #10,622 | #2,878 |
| 1988 | 48 | — | #6,197 | #1,907 |
| 1987 | 53 | — | #5,560 | #1,731 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #9,361 | #4,084 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,672 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #10,120 | #4,894 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | — | #3,837 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | #7,349 | #2,583 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #6,715 | #4,436 |
| 1980 | 32 | — | #5,837 | #2,518 |
| 1979 | 28 | — | #6,077 | #2,759 |
| 1978 | 28 | — | #7,498 | #2,364 |
| 1977 | 45 | — | #7,426 | #1,539 |
| 1976 | 37 | — | #5,129 | #1,988 |
| 1975 | 24 | — | #8,814 | #2,438 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | #2,116 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,837 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,896 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,906 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #5,325 |