Girls' name · since 1974
Shaneque
120 babies named Shaneque in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaneque is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 120 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Shaneque recorded 120 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 1995.
- #25,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaneque ranks #25,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaneque's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Shaneque's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaneque's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaneque popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995
- Peak year (1991)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shaneque by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Shaneque's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Shaneque births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (68% of all-time use).
Shaneque by state
Where Shaneque concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 120 births nationwide.
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- South Carolina records the most Shaneques (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Shaneque: 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 (~21 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, 1974–1995 (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 Shaneque 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.