Shekinah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,689

among girls · ↑1,205 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Shekinah

How common

1 in 73,058

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2000

109 babies

All-time total

2,146

#4,496 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Shekinah popularity over time

2,146 babies have been named Shekinah since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	54	5	–	#4,399
1980s	253	25	+369%	#2,865
1990s	604	60	+139%	#1,979
2000s	730	73	+21%	#1,631
2010s	362	36	-50%	#3,299
2020s (to 2025)	143	24	-34%	#4,853

Where Shekinah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	22	0.01	outside top 500
2027	21	0.01	outside top 500
2028	21	0.01	outside top 500
2029	21	0.01	outside top 500
2030	21	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Shekinah

Shekinah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,689 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 2,146 American babies have been named Shekinah. Its peak came in 2000, when 109 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Shekinah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Shekinah?

The median living Shekinah is about 24 years old; half are between 16 and 31. An estimated 2,100 people named Shekinah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Shekinah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	22	#5,689
2024	17	#6,894
2023	28	#4,853
2022	28	#4,888
2021	22	#5,718
2020	26	#4,986
2019	24	#5,435
2018	25	#5,295
2017	37	#4,060
2016	34	#4,337
2015	39	#3,909
2014	42	#3,707
2013	39	#3,904
2012	43	#3,701
2011	50	#3,299
2010	29	#4,953
2009	53	#3,186
2008	74	#2,553
2007	57	#3,089
2006	65	#2,753
2005	53	#3,048
2004	69	#2,477
2003	81	#2,162
2002	79	#2,139
2001	90	#1,938
2000	109	#1,631
1995	70	#1,979
1990	34	#3,284
1985	26	#3,399
1980	16	#4,705
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Shekinah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Shekinah?

The median living Shekinah is about 24 years old. Half of all living Shekinahs are between 16 and 31 years old.

How many people named Shekinah are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Shekinah are alive in the United States, based on 2,146 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Shekinah in 2025?

Shekinah ranked #5,689 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Shekinah?

2,146 babies have been named Shekinah in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Shekinah most popular?

Shekinah peaked in 2000, when 109 newborns received the name.

Is Shekinah a boy or girl name?

Shekinah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Shekinah rising or falling?

Shekinah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Shekinah become more popular?

Shekinah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Shekinah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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