Girls' name · since 1971
Sheneka
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.
- #8,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheneka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 822 have been recorded since 1971.
Sheneka has 822 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1997.
- #8,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 822 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheneka ranks #8,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 822 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheneka's 822 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Sheneka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheneka splits its recorded history at 1984: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheneka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1997
- Peak year (1982)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Sheneka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (447 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Sheneka's strongest decade.
447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Sheneka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
253 births
- 1980s
1980s
447 births
- 1990s 122
1990s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 447 births (54% of all-time use).
How Sheneka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sheneka's total volume
Sheneka by state
Where Sheneka concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| 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% |
70 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Sheneka appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Sheneka's decade-level peak was the 1980s (447 total births); usage has since declined to 122 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shenekas (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheneka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1971–1997 (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 Sheneka 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.