Girls' name · since 1969
Shanya
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 2,156 babies named Shanya, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,156
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shanya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,156 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanya has been recorded 2,156 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1969 to 2024.
- #4,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,156 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanya ranks #4,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,156 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,156
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shanya's 2,156 recorded births place it above 93.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanya splits its recorded history at 2000: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 182 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 182
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Shanya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,354 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Shanya's strongest decade.
1,354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Shanya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 372
1990s
372 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,354 births
- 2010s 266
2010s
266 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,354 births (63% of all-time use).
How Shanya 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 Shanya's total volume
Shanya by state
Where Shanya concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 142 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 137 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 128 | 5.9% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 84 | 3.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 70 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 59 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 56 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 54 | 2.5% |
142 of 2,156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Shanya appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanya's data
- Shanya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,354 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shanyas (142 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1969–2024 (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 Shanya 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.