Girls' name · since 1999
Shanyla
382 babies named Shanyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,500 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
382 babies have been named Shanyla since 1999, making it today's #12500 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanyla has been recorded 382 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #12500 nationally and more common than 28% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #13,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,500 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 382 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanyla ranks #13,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,500 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 382 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,500 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shanyla's 382 recorded births place it above 80.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Shanyla compares
382 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Shanyla's all-time total is 2% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shanyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 382 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shanyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanyla splits its recorded history at 2012: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shanyla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (178 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Shanyla's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shanyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
178 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 178 births (47% of all-time use).
Shanyla by state
Where Shanyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
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- Shanyla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shanylas (6 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 Shanyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Shanyla 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.