Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1980 48 births

Shenese — girls' name

48 babies named Shenese in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s281990s14

The verdict

48 girls have been named Shenese since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

48
total births
1973–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shenese was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shenese in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenese

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Shenese between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenese performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shenese shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenese 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 48 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.

Shenese at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

48

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Shenese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
456789 19921990198919871983198219801973 6

Shenese by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 58% of Shenese's all-time total
1970s61980s281990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenese?
48 babies have been named Shenese since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Shenese most popular?
Shenese was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Shenese been used?
Shenese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Shenese?
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, 1973–1992 (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.