Girls' name · since 1973
Shenea
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Shenea, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
146 girls have been named Shenea since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shenea recorded 146 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1995.
- #23,074 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 146 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenea ranks #23,074 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenea's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shenea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shenea's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shenea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1995
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Shenea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (82 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Shenea's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shenea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 82 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Shenea's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 1990s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shenea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1973–1995 (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 Shenea 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.