Girls' name · since 1980
Shanigua
Shanigua has 59 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanigua sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 59 recorded since 1980.
Shanigua has 59 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1992.
- #33,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanigua ranks #33,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanigua's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shanigua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanigua's full recorded timeline at 1988, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanigua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1992
- Peak year (1990)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Shanigua by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (35 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Shanigua's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Shanigua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 35 births (59% of all-time use).
Shanigua by state
Where Shanigua concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 16.9% |
10 of 59 births nationwide.
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- Shanigua's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shaniguas (10 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 Shanigua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1980–1992 (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 Shanigua 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.