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Origin & history of Shakira1
Arabic roots
Shakira comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Grateful, Thankful.
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How popular is Shakira?
2002
peak year
Shakira has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #5668), with about 26 babies named Shakira each year. In 2002, 512 babies received the name (ranked #536). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 8,263.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
512
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #536)
(ranked #536)
26
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
260
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
8,263
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shakira4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
S1
H8
A1
K2
I9
R9
A1
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Shakira🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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