Girls' name · since 1975
Shaneequa
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 170 babies named Shaneequa, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
170 girls have been named Shaneequa since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shaneequa recorded 170 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1995.
- #21,505 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 170 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaneequa ranks #21,505 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaneequa's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaneequa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaneequa's full recorded timeline at 1988, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaneequa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1995
- Peak year (1991)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shaneequa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (97 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Shaneequa's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shaneequa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 97 births (57% of all-time use).
Shaneequa by state
Where Shaneequa concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 44 | 25.9% |
44 of 170 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shaneequa's data
- New York records the most Shaneequas (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaneequa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1975–1995 (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 Shaneequa 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.