Is Shaquille a boy or girl name?
Shaquille is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 28 boys were named Shaquille, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.3% of the 6,113 US babies named Shaquille were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,956
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shaquille since 1989
- 6,113
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 1,911 babies
Boys and girls named Shaquille, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | #3,956 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,978 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,598 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,727 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,431 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,419 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,818 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,719 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,619 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,719 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 18 | #5,037 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,997 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,838 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,917 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,081 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,339 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 66 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 96 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 250 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 494 | #457 | 20 | #4,991 |
| 1994 | 1,270 | #234 | 69 | #2,042 |
| 1993 | 1,785 | #181 | 126 | #1,334 |
| 1992 | 523 | #426 | 85 | #1,751 |
| 1991 | 199 | #719 | 52 | #2,444 |
| 1990 | 92 | #1,127 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,994 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shaquille reached #181 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #1,334 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shaquille
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.