Girls' name · since 1968
Shanise
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 1,466 babies named Shanise, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,466
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,466 have been recorded since 1968.
Shanise has 1,466 recorded births among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 2016.
- #5,785 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,466 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanise ranks #5,785 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,466 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,466
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanise's 1,466 recorded births place it above 92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shanise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanise's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 139, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2016
- Peak year (1992)
- 139
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Shanise by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (614 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Shanise's strongest decade.
614 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shanise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 190
1970s
190 births
- 1980s
1980s
428 births
- 1990s
1990s
614 births
- 2000s 162
2000s
162 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 614 births (42% of all-time use).
How Shanise 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 Shanise's total volume
Shanise by state
Where Shanise concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 158 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 79 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 50 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 37 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 29 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 2.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 23 | 1.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 14 | 1.0% |
158 of 1,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Shanise appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanise's data
- Shanise's decade-level peak was the 1990s (614 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shanises (158 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 Shanise: 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 (~48 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, 1968–2016 (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 Shanise 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.