Shakira
Shakira is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Arabic and Persian countries
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 8,108 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Shakira
If you do not know Shakira’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shakira,” in English, “Guten Tag Shakira,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Shakira,
German
Guten Tag Shakira,
French
Bonjour Shakira,
Spanish
Estimado/a Shakira:
Chinese
Shakira您好：
Japanese
Shakira様
English
Hi Shakira,
German
Hi Shakira,
French
Salut Shakira,
Spanish
Hola Shakira,
Chinese
Shakira你好：
Japanese
Shakiraさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 8,108 female · 8,108 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Shakira a male or female name?
Shakira is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Shakira in an email?
If you do not know Shakira’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shakira,” in English, “Guten Tag Shakira,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Shakira a unisex name?
Shakira is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Shakira a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shakira. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shakira,
title = {Is Shakira a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/shakira},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}