Shanikia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shanikia

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Shanikia between 1979 and 1993, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanikia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanikia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shanikia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanikia 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 87 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.