Recorded 1956–2014 Girls' name Peak 1982 360 births

Shenia — girls' name

360 babies named Shenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s211960s461970s571980s1011990s812000s492010s5
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Shenia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

21 babies were named Shenia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 360 babies named Shenia between 1956 and 2014, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Shenia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenia 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 360 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.

Shenia at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

360

Since 1956

59 years of records

Peak year

1982

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1956

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2014

Shenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1956

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1982)
21
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 20142002199619881981197219661956 6

Shenia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
101 births that decade — 28% of Shenia's all-time total
1950s211960s461970s571980s1011990s812000s492010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenia?
360 babies have been named Shenia since 1956. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1982 with 21 births.
When was Shenia most popular?
Shenia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Shenia been used?
Shenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 59 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Shenia?
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, 1956–2014 (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.