Across the world, Shakhira (Shakhira 
, Шахира 
) is a rare predominantly feminine, but very infrequently boy's given name. The given name Shakhira is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare female name, Kazakhstan, and India, where it is a very rare principally female, but very infrequently boy's name. Much less frequently, Shakhira is the last name as well as the forename.