Girls' name · since 1970
Shanique
1,689 babies named Shanique in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,689
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,689 girls have been named Shanique since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shanique recorded 1,689 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2013.
- #5,282 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,689 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanique ranks #5,282 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,689 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,689
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanique's 1,689 recorded births place it above 92.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shanique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanique splits its recorded history at 1990: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 185 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2013
- Peak year (1992)
- 185
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Shanique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (985 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Shanique's strongest decade.
985 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Shanique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 187
1970s
187 births
- 1980s 387
1980s
387 births
- 1990s
1990s
985 births
- 2000s 124
2000s
124 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 985 births (58% of all-time use).
How Shanique 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 Shanique's total volume
Shanique by state
Where Shanique concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 333 | 19.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 64 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 63 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 61 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 55 | 3.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 52 | 3.1% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 44 | 2.6% |
| #8 | California | | 43 | 2.5% |
333 of 1,689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Shanique appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanique's data
- Shanique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (985 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaniques (333 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1970–2013 (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 Shanique 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.