Recorded 1976–1994 Girls' name Peak 1979 217 births

Shanicka — girls' name

217 babies named Shanicka in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s1241990s47

The verdict

217 girls have been named Shanicka since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

217
total births
1976–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Shanicka was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

18 babies were named Shanicka in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanicka

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Shanicka between 1976 and 1994, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanicka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanicka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shanicka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanicka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 217 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shanicka at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

217

Since 1976

19 years of records

Peak year

1979

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1976

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1994

Shanicka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1976

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1979)
18
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 1994199119881985198219791976 9

Shanicka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
124 births that decade — 57% of Shanicka's all-time total
1970s461980s1241990s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanicka?
217 babies have been named Shanicka since 1976. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1979 with 18 births.
When was Shanicka most popular?
Shanicka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shanicka been used?
Shanicka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 19 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Shanicka?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.