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Origin & history of Shakirah1
Arabic / Islamic roots
Shakirah comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning Thankful, grateful, and appreciative..
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How popular is Shakirah?
1992
peak year
Shakirah has an uneven popularity history in U.S. records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #16910), with about 6 babies named Shakirah each year. In 1992, 42 babies received the name (ranked #2860). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 808.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
42
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,860)
(ranked #2,860)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
808
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shakirah3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
S1
H8
A1
K2
I9
R9
A1
H8
Sum: 39 → Life path 3
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Personality of Shakirah✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
🌈
Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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