Shanijah — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shanijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Shanijah between 2004 and 2008, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanijah 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 18 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.