Girls' name · since 1990
Shaniah
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,936 babies named Shaniah, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,292 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,936
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shaniah is the #11292 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,936 recorded since 1990.
Shaniah has 1,936 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11292 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4,803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,292 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,936 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaniah ranks #4,803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,292 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,936 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,292 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,936
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaniah's 1,936 recorded births place it above 93.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Shaniah compares
1,936 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaniah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaniah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,936 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaniah splits its recorded history at 2009: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1990 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 148 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaniah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shaniah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,036 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Shaniah's strongest decade.
1,036 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shaniah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
473 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,036 births
- 2010s 358
2010s
358 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,036 births (54% of all-time use).
How Shaniah 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 Shaniah's total volume
Shaniah by state
Where Shaniah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 145 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 129 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 102 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 55 | 2.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 52 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 49 | 2.5% |
| #7 | California | | 47 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 46 | 2.4% |
145 of 1,936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Shaniah appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaniah's data
- Shaniah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,036 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shaniahs (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Shaniah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Shaniah 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.