Recorded 1996–2007 Girls' name Peak 2004 71 births

Sheniah — girls' name

71 babies named Sheniah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s43

The verdict

71 girls have been named Sheniah since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.

71
total births
1996–2007
years on record
2000s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Sheniah was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sheniah in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheniah

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Sheniah between 1996 and 2007, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheniah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheniah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sheniah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheniah 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 71 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.

Sheniah at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

71

Since 1996

12 years of records

Peak year

2004

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1996

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2007

Sheniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1996

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2004)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Sheniah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 61% of Sheniah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheniah?
71 babies have been named Sheniah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2004 with 9 births.
When was Sheniah most popular?
Sheniah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Sheniah been used?
Sheniah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 12 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Sheniah?
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, 1996–2007 (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.