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Shaquille

Boy

Meaning of Shaquille: Arabic: 'handsome'

Shaquille is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2849th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2849

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,156

First recorded 1989 · peak 1993

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 127 babies19901991: 251 babies1992: 608 babies1993: 1,911 babies1994: 1,339 babies1995: 514 babies1996: 250 babies1997: 96 babies1998: 66 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 56 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 53 babies2014: 58 babies2015: 55 babies2016: 53 babies2017: 48 babies2018: 55 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 44 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Shaquille per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,911.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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