Girls' name · since 1995
Shaniyah
3,057 babies named Shaniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,321 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,057
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaniyah currently ranks #5321 among girls' names in America, with 3,057 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaniyah has been recorded 3,057 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #5321 nationally and more common than 69% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #3,561 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,321 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,057 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaniyah ranks #3,561 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,321 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,057 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,321 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,057
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaniyah's 3,057 recorded births place it above 95.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Shaniyah compares
3,057 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaniyah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,057 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 223 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaniyah splits its recorded history at 2010: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1995 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 223 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 223
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Shaniyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,659 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Shaniyah's strongest decade.
1,659 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shaniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 204
1990s
204 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,659 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,001 births
- 2020s 193
2020s
193 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,659 births (54% of all-time use).
How Shaniyah 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 Shaniyah's total volume
Shaniyah by state
Where Shaniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 315 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 241 | 7.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 200 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 195 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 145 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 132 | 4.3% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 126 | 4.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 118 | 3.9% |
315 of 3,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Shaniyah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaniyah's data
- Shaniyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,659 total births); usage has since declined to 193 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shaniyahs (315 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Shaniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Shaniyah 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.