Girls' name · since 1976
Shanaya
3,149 babies named Shanaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,988 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,149
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shanaya is the #1988 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,149 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanaya has been recorded 3,149 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #1988 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #3,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,988 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,149 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanaya ranks #3,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,988 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,149 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,988 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,149
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shanaya's 3,149 recorded births place it above 95.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shanaya compares
3,149 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shanaya's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shanaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,149 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 234 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shanaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanaya splits its recorded history at 2002: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 234 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 234
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shanaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,368 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Shanaya's strongest decade.
1,368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shanaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 162
1980s
162 births
- 1990s 381
1990s
381 births
- 2000s 528
2000s
528 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,368 births
- 2020s
2020s
699 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,368 births (43% of all-time use).
How Shanaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shanaya's total volume
Shanaya by state
Where Shanaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 430 | 13.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 337 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 233 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 221 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 161 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 96 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 57 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 53 | 1.7% |
430 of 3,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Shanaya appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanaya's data
- Shanaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,368 total births) through the 2020s (699) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shanayas (430 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shanaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.