Recorded 1975–1995 Girls' name Peak 1991 170 births

Shaneequa — girls' name

170 babies named Shaneequa in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s611990s97

The verdict

170 girls have been named Shaneequa since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

170
total births
1975–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Shaneequa was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

25 babies were named Shaneequa in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaneequa

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Shaneequa between 1975 and 1995, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaneequa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaneequa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaneequa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaneequa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaneequa 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 170 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.

Shaneequa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

170

Since 1975

21 years of records

Peak year

1991

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1975

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shaneequa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1975

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1991)
25
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Shaneequa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
97 births that decade — 57% of Shaneequa's all-time total
1970s121980s611990s97

Shaneequa by state

Where Shaneequa concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaneequa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
44 25.9%
New York share of Shaneequa's total US births 25.9%

44 of 170 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaneequa?
170 babies have been named Shaneequa since 1975. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1991 with 25 births.
When was Shaneequa most popular?
Shaneequa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shaneequa most popular?
The top states for the name Shaneequa are New York (44 births).
How long has the name Shaneequa been used?
Shaneequa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 21 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shaneequa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.