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Shaquille

Used in both girl and boy records

Shaquille appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Shaquille by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDShaquille as a girl’s nameUS records 1990–1995
#11682girl rank1993peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDShaquille as a boy’s nameUS records 1989–2024
#1444boy rank1993peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Shaquille in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1993126 uses#132619931990–19956 listed years
Boy19931,784 uses#18119931989–202032 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.