Girls' name · since 1975
Shaneika
Shaneika has 549 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaneika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 549 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaneika has been recorded 549 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2000.
- #11,193 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 549 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaneika ranks #11,193 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 549 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaneika's 549 recorded births place it above 84.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shaneika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaneika's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaneika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2000
- Peak year (1988)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shaneika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (311 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Shaneika's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shaneika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 95
1970s
95 births
- 1980s
1980s
311 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 311 births (57% of all-time use).
How Shaneika 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 Shaneika's total volume
Shaneika by state
Where Shaneika concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 23 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
23 of 549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaneika's data
- Shaneika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (311 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shaneikas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Shaneika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1975–2000 (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 Shaneika 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.