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Shekinah

Girl

Meaning of Shekinah: Hebrew: 'divine presence'

Shekinah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5404th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5404

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,146

First recorded 1976 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 24 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 26 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 35 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 48 babies1992: 40 babies1993: 70 babies1994: 59 babies1995: 70 babies1996: 69 babies1997: 73 babies1998: 69 babies1999: 72 babies2000: 109 babies20002001: 90 babies2002: 79 babies2003: 81 babies2004: 69 babies2005: 53 babies2006: 65 babies2007: 57 babies2008: 74 babies2009: 53 babies2010: 29 babies20102011: 50 babies2012: 43 babies2013: 39 babies2014: 42 babies2015: 39 babies2016: 34 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 24 babies2020: 26 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Shekinah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 109.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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