Combination name, likely derived from Arabic shakila meaning beautiful.
Shakelia is a modern American creation, most likely a rhythmic elaboration of the Arabic name Shakila or Shakira. It follows a pattern of 20th-century African American naming traditions that blend traditional roots with melodic suffixes like '-ia'. The root 'shakil' translates to well-formed or handsome in Arabic.
Less common today
Shakelia isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,587 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
