Girls' name · since 1978
Shanik
Shanik has 206 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shanik sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 206 recorded since 1978.
Shanik has 206 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2013.
- #19,540 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 206 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanik ranks #19,540 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shanik's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shanik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanik's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2013
- Peak year (2012)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shanik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Shanik's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shanik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (47% of all-time use).
Shanik by state
Where Shanik concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 6.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.4% |
14 of 206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- California records the most Shaniks (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shanik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1978–2013 (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 Shanik 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.