Shakur is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1997 and has grown less common since.
Shakur is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,832 for boy births in the United States (and #8,217 across all names), given to 29 babies. Shakur first appears in 1987 and peaked in 1997 (119 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,832 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,364 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,217 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,489 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,168 |
| 2020 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,412 |
| 2019 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,609 |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,184 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,828 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,500 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,763 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,844 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,108 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,955 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,818 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,680 |
| 2007 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,296 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,144 |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,006 |
| 2004 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,529 |
| 2003 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,027 |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,287 |
| 2001 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,269 |
| 2000 | 53 | 53 | — | #1,963 |
| 1999 | 49 | 49 | — | #1,988 |
| 1998 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 128 | — | #9,664 | #1,073 |
| 1996 | 87 | — | — | #1,275 |
| 1995 | 46 | — | — | #1,886 |
| 1994 | 78 | — | — | #1,328 |
| 1993 | 67 | — | — | #1,428 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,186 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,812 |