Recorded 1979–1991 Girls' name Peak 1984 78 births

Sheneika — girls' name

78 babies named Sheneika in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

78 girls have been named Sheneika since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

78
total births
1979–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Sheneika was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sheneika in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheneika

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Sheneika between 1979 and 1991, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheneika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheneika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheneika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheneika 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 78 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.

Sheneika at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

78

Since 1979

13 years of records

Peak year

1984

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1979

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sheneika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1979

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Sheneika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
60 births that decade — 77% of Sheneika's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheneika?
78 babies have been named Sheneika since 1979. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1984 with 10 births.
When was Sheneika most popular?
Sheneika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Sheneika been used?
Sheneika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 13 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sheneika?
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, 1979–1991 (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.