Shaka Popularity by Year
Follow Shaka across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Shaka birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 5 | #12,008 | Down 5,176 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 12 | #6,832 | Down 958 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 15 | #5,874 | Up 158 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 14 | #6,032 | Down 52 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 14 | #5,980 | Up 2,235 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 9 | #8,215 | Down 1,120 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 11 | #7,095 | Up 62 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 11 | #7,157 | Up 4,929 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 5 | #12,086 | Down 3,305 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 8 | #8,781 | Up 928 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 7 | #9,709 | Down 1,630 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 9 | #8,079 | Down 992 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 11 | #7,087 | Up 2,784 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 7 | #9,871 | Up 2,184 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 583 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 3,016 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 7 | #8,456 | Up 2,100 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 5 | #10,556 | Down 4,240 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 10 | #6,316 | Down 2,330 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 18 | #3,986 | Up 2,328 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 9 | #6,314 | Down 1,026 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 11 | #5,288 | Down 1,266 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 16 | #4,022 | Up 30 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 15 | #4,052 | Down 456 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 18 | #3,596 | Down 350 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 20 | #3,246 | Down 499 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 5 | #13,442 | Down 1,933 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 25 | #2,747 | Up 6 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 24 | #2,753 | Up 305 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 6 | #11,509 | Down 2,262 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 20 | #3,058 | Down 274 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 8 | #9,247 | Up 434 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 22 | #2,784 | Down 905 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 7 | #9,681 | Down 3,786 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 35 | #1,879 | Down 170 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 13 | #5,895 | Down 583 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 39 | #1,709 | Up 2,173 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 14 | #5,312 | Up 3,211 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 11 | #3,882 | Up 1,265 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 7 | #8,523 | Up 621 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 7 | #5,147 | Down 595 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 8 | #4,552 | Down 922 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 6 | #9,144 | Down 2,256 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 11 | #3,630 | Down 1,112 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 19 | #2,518 | Up 1,635 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 9 | #6,888 | Down 565 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 9 | #4,153 | Down 1,709 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 10 | #6,323 | Down 779 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 20 | #2,444 | Up 225 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 12 | #5,544 | Up 207 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 17 | #2,669 | Down 390 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 11 | #5,751 | Up 1,197 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 20 | #2,279 | Down 764 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 8 | #6,948 | Down 56 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 37 | #1,515 | Up 417 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 8 | #6,892 | Down 1,987 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 25 | #1,932 | Up 429 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 12 | #4,905 | Up 3,079 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 18 | #2,361 | Down 311 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 6 | #7,984 | — |
| 1974 | Boys | 21 | #2,050 | Up 666 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 13 | #2,716 | Up 1,725 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 6 | #4,441 | Down 783 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 8 | #3,658 | Up 1,066 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 5 | #4,724 | — |