Recorded 1978–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 139 births

Shaniquia — girls' name

139 babies named Shaniquia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s181990s111

The verdict

139 girls have been named Shaniquia since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.

139
total births
1978–1996
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Shaniquia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

27 babies were named Shaniquia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaniquia

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Shaniquia between 1978 and 1996, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaniquia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaniquia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaniquia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaniquia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaniquia 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 139 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.

Shaniquia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

139

Since 1978

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1978

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1996

Shaniquia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1978

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
27
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shaniquia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
111 births that decade — 80% of Shaniquia's all-time total
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Shaniquia by state

Where Shaniquia concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaniquia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 4.3%
Texas share of Shaniquia's total US births 4.3%

6 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaniquia?
139 babies have been named Shaniquia since 1978. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 27 births.
When was Shaniquia most popular?
Shaniquia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shaniquia most popular?
The top states for the name Shaniquia are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Shaniquia been used?
Shaniquia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 19 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Shaniquia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.