Girls' name · since 1969
Shanese
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 753 babies named Shanese, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 753
- total births
- 1969–2014
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Shanese sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 753 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanese has been recorded 753 times among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 2014.
- 753 total births
- 1969–2014 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Shanese's 753 recorded births place it above 87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shanese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanese's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2014
- Peak year (1988)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shanese by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Shanese's strongest decade.
289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shanese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 111
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
266 births
- 1990s
1990s
289 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 289 births (38% of all-time use).
How Shanese 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 Shanese's total volume
Shanese vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Shanese by state
Where Shanese concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 44 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
44 of 753 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Shanese's decade-level peak was the 1990s (289 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaneses (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1969–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Shanese: Baby Name Since 1969 - 753 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shanese. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shanese 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 July 2026.