Girls' name · since 1976
Shanieka
Shanieka has 220 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanieka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 220 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanieka has been recorded 220 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1997.
- #18,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 220 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanieka ranks #18,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanieka's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shanieka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanieka splits its recorded history at 1985: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanieka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1997
- Peak year (1990)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shanieka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (121 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Shanieka's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shanieka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 121 births (55% of all-time use).
Shanieka by state
Where Shanieka concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
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- Shanieka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 1990s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shaniekas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanieka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 1976–1997 (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 Shanieka 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.