Girls' name · since 1985
Shanicqua
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Shanicqua, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanicqua is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 75 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Shanicqua recorded 75 times among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 1994.
- #30,394 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanicqua ranks #30,394 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanicqua's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanicqua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanicqua splits its recorded history at 1991: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanicqua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1994
- Peak year (1992)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shanicqua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (57 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Shanicqua's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Shanicqua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (76% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanicqua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1985–1994 (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 Shanicqua 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.