Recorded 1979–1989 Girls' name Peak 1983 60 births

Shenekia — girls' name

60 babies named Shenekia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s54

The verdict

60 girls have been named Shenekia since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

60
total births
1979–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
90%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Shenekia was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shenekia in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenekia

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Shenekia between 1979 and 1989, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenekia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenekia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shenekia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenekia 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 60 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.

Shenekia at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

60

Since 1979

11 years of records

Peak year

1983

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1979

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1989

Shenekia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1979

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1983)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Shenekia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
54 births that decade — 90% of Shenekia's all-time total
1970s61980s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenekia?
60 babies have been named Shenekia since 1979. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1983 with 9 births.
When was Shenekia most popular?
Shenekia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Shenekia been used?
Shenekia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 11 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Shenekia?
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, 1979–1989 (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.