Boy · Arabic
Shaquille
Say it: shah-KEEL
Meaning
From Arabic shakīl 'handsome, well-formed'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1990s
In the United States
- 5,979 babies given this name since 1989
- At its height in 1993, about 1 in 1,100 boys
- 51 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Shaquil
| Arabic | Shakīl |
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Famous bearers
- Shaquille O'Neal, basketball player
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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