Girls' name · since 1975
Shanisha
Shanisha has 354 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 354
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
354 girls have been named Shanisha since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shanisha has 354 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2000.
- #14,564 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 354 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanisha ranks #14,564 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 354 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 354
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanisha's 354 recorded births place it above 79.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shanisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanisha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2000
- Peak year (1989)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shanisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (169 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Shanisha's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shanisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
169 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 169 births (48% of all-time use).
Shanisha by state
Where Shanisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
6 of 354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shanisha's data
- Shanisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (169 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shanishas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shanisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1975–2000 (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 Shanisha 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.