Girls' name · since 1988

Shanicia

Shanicia has 25 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#43,347 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade

25 girls have been named Shanicia since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Shanicia has 25 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1997.

  • #43,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 25 born since 1988
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanicia ranks #43,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.

#43,347 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shanicia's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shanicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Shanicia's SSA record in two at 1992 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 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Shanicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
45678910 1988199119921997 5

Shanicia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).

1990s was Shanicia's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Shanicia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanicia?
25 babies have been named Shanicia since 1988. All-time, it sits at #43,347 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
Where does Shanicia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanicia ranks #43,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shanicia most popular?
Shanicia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Shanicia been used?
Shanicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 10 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Shanicia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–1997 (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 Shanicia 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.