Girls' name · since 1971
Shaniqua
Shaniqua has 5,117 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,117
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaniqua is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,117 have been recorded since 1971.
Shaniqua has 5,117 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2010.
- #2,538 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,117 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaniqua ranks #2,538 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,117 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,117
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaniqua's 5,117 recorded births place it above 96.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shaniqua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaniqua's full recorded timeline at 1990, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 861 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaniqua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2010
- Peak year (1991)
- 861
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Shaniqua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,525 births, 69% of the file).
1990s was Shaniqua's strongest decade.
3,525 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Shaniqua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 326
1970s
326 births
- 1980s 1,133
1980s
1,133 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,525 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,525 births (69% of all-time use).
How Shaniqua 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 Shaniqua's total volume
Shaniqua by state
Where Shaniqua concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 983 | 19.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 347 | 6.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 296 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 275 | 5.4% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 227 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 227 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 218 | 4.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 200 | 3.9% |
983 of 5,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Shaniqua appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaniqua's data
- Shaniqua's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,525 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaniquas (983 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaniqua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1971–2010 (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 Shaniqua 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.