Recorded 1973–1995 Girls' name Peak 1991 146 births

Shenea — girls' name

146 babies named Shenea in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s821990s42

The verdict

146 girls have been named Shenea since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

146
total births
1973–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shenea was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

19 babies were named Shenea in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenea

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Shenea between 1973 and 1995, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shenea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 146 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shenea at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

146

Since 1973

23 years of records

Peak year

1991

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1973

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shenea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1973

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1991)
19
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 1995199019871984198119771973 5

Shenea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
82 births that decade — 56% of Shenea's all-time total
1970s221980s821990s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenea?
146 babies have been named Shenea since 1973. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1991 with 19 births.
When was Shenea most popular?
Shenea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shenea been used?
Shenea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 23 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shenea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.