Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- grateful
Grateful; masculine form of Shakira
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shakir
Pronunciation
sh(a)-kir
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #1407, 68 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #13427, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | – |
| 2024 | 19 | – |
| 2023 | 18 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | – |
| 2021 | 23 | – |
| 2020 | 15 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | – |
| 2017 | 27 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #983, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #1861, 10 births); most recent 2018 (rank #4995, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence