Grateful or thankful
Shakiyah is a modern American variation of the Arabic name Shakiya or Shakira. It is derived from the root 'shakara', which means to thank or to be grateful, often used in a spiritual context to denote one who is thankful to God.
Less common today
Shakiyah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,411 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
