How popular is the name Shaquille?

Shaquille ranks 1,414th among boys' names in US records, with 6,125 births since 1989. Over the past decade it accounts for 442.

Is Shaquille a unisex name?

No. Shaquille is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1993, when 1,785 children were given the name. It has been in use for 36 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,414 of boy names

Pronounced SH AH0 K IY1 L (ARPABET)

Shaquille is a boys' name, and first appears in 1989. It has been given to 6,125 children — the 1,414th most common boys' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 442 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,785 in a single year. That peak was in 1993.

1993Boys: 1,785Girls: 126

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Shaquille?: Shaquille ranks 1,414th among boys' names in US records, with 6,125 births since 1989. Over the past decade it accounts for 442.
Is Shaquille a unisex name?: No. Shaquille is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Shaquille most popular?: 1993, when 1,785 children were given the name. It has been in use for 36 years and is still recorded as of 2024.