Girls' name · since 1990
Shaneiqua
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Shaneiqua, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaneiqua sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 50 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaneiqua has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 1994.
- #35,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaneiqua ranks #35,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaneiqua's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaneiqua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaneiqua's full recorded timeline at 1992, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaneiqua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1994
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Shaneiqua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Shaneiqua's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shaneiqua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaneiqua: 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 (~4 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, 1990–1994 (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 Shaneiqua 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.