34%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage African American (Modern) Pronounced Pron. shə-KEEL [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Shakil. This name is borne by basketball player Shaquille O'Neal (1972-). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesShakeel, Shakil(Arabic) PopularityDetails Last ranked #651 in 2000 England and Wales Last ranked #662 in 1996 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal common urban devious strong rough strange complex comedic unintellectual Categories black history, currently out of the US top 1000, journalists, modern English, NBA players