Recorded 1971–1997 Girls' name Peak 1982 822 births

Sheneka — girls' name

822 babies named Sheneka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2531980s4471990s122
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Sheneka was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

64 babies were named Sheneka in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheneka

The Social Security Administration has registered 822 babies named Sheneka between 1971 and 1997, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheneka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheneka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 447 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheneka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheneka in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheneka 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 822 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.

Sheneka at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

822

Since 1971

27 years of records

Peak year

1982

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1971

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1997

Sheneka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1971

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1982)
64
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
020406080 19971993198919851981197719731971 5

Sheneka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
447 births that decade — 54% of Sheneka's all-time total
1970s2531980s4471990s122

Sheneka by state

Where Sheneka concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sheneka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
70 8.5%
#2 Georgia
37 4.5%
#3 North Carolina
32 3.9%
#4 Alabama
19 2.3%
#5 Tennessee
15 1.8%
#6 Mississippi
10 1.2%
#7 Texas
10 1.2%
#8 Louisiana
7 0.9%
Florida share of Sheneka's total US births 8.5%
Even split

70 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Sheneka appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheneka?
822 babies have been named Sheneka since 1971. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1982 with 64 births.
When was Sheneka most popular?
Sheneka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 447 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Sheneka most popular?
The top states for the name Sheneka are Florida (70 births), Georgia (37 births), North Carolina (32 births).
How long has the name Sheneka been used?
Sheneka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 27 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Sheneka?
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, 1971–1997 (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.