Girls' name · since 1973
Shenica
132 babies named Shenica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenica sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 132 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Shenica recorded 132 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1992.
- #24,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenica ranks #24,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenica's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shenica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shenica's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shenica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1992
- Peak year (1977)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shenica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Shenica's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shenica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Shenica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- 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 Shenica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 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, 1973–1992 (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 Shenica 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.