Girls' name · since 1956
Shenia
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 360 babies named Shenia, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 360
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 360 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenia has been recorded 360 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2014.
- #14,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 360 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenia ranks #14,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 360 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 360
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenia's 360 recorded births place it above 80.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shenia's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2014
- Peak year (1982)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Shenia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (101 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Shenia's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Shenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 101 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shenia's data
- Shenia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shenia: 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 (~58 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, 1956–2014 (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 Shenia 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.