Girls' name · since 1970
Shanika
5,599 babies named Shanika in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,599
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,599 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Shanika recorded 5,599 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #2,382 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,599 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanika ranks #2,382 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,599 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,599
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanika's 5,599 recorded births place it above 96.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Shanika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanika splits its recorded history at 1992: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 410 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanika popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1979)
- 410
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Shanika popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1982 (Shanika as boys' name)
Shanika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,712 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Shanika's strongest decade.
2,712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shanika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
1,234 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,712 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,469 births
- 2000s 150
2000s
150 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,712 births (48% of all-time use).
How Shanika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shanika's total volume
Shanika by state
Where Shanika concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 482 | 8.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 363 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 361 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 343 | 6.1% |
| #5 | California | | 329 | 5.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 272 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 264 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 232 | 4.1% |
482 of 5,599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Shanika appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanika's data
- Shanika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,712 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shanikas (482 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Shanika 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.