Shakura

shak-YUUR-ruh /ʃækˈjʊɹɹə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Shakura is a very rare variant of Shakira that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Shakura is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2007. Shakura was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1997 (21 births).

About the name Shakura

Pronunciationshak-YUUR-ruh /ʃækˈjʊɹɹə/
21peak births 1997
1979first in SSA data

Names similar to Shakura

ShakiraShakeraShakyraShakeriaAmouraRosauraShukriSharonShakurShakuria

How popular is Shakura?

Girls named Shakura
19791980198519901995200020052007
Girls named Shakura per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1979–2007 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2007) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shakura total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200777#15,217
200699#12,266
200466#15,753
20031111#9,581
200266#15,085
20011010#9,977
20001111#9,048
199955#16,462
19981717#6,022
199721—#4,977
199619—#5,253
19959—#9,410
199415—#6,256
199316—#5,901
19929—#9,351
19917—#11,269
19896—#12,056
19877—#9,614
19796—#9,949
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