Shanaka — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shanaka

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Shanaka between 1979 and 1988, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanaka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanaka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shanaka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanaka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.