Recorded 1969–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 263 births

Shenee — girls' name

263 babies named Shenee in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s841980s1071990s67

The verdict

263 girls have been named Shenee since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

263
total births
1969–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Shenee was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

22 babies were named Shenee in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenee

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Shenee between 1969 and 1996, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shenee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shenee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenee 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 263 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.

Shenee at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

263

Since 1969

28 years of records

Peak year

1991

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1969

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1996

Shenee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1969

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
22
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 19961991198719831979197519701969 5

Shenee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
107 births that decade — 41% of Shenee's all-time total
1960s51970s841980s1071990s67

Shenee by state

Where Shenee concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shenee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.7%
#2 New York
6 2.3%
California share of Shenee's total US births 2.7%
Even split

7 of 263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenee?
263 babies have been named Shenee since 1969. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 22 births.
When was Shenee most popular?
Shenee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shenee most popular?
The top states for the name Shenee are California (7 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Shenee been used?
Shenee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 28 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Shenee?
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.

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, 1969–1996 (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.