Girls' name · since 1972
Shenique
266 babies named Shenique in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenique sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 266 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenique has been recorded 266 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2002.
- #17,009 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 266 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenique ranks #17,009 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenique's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shenique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shenique's full recorded timeline at 1985, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shenique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2002
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Shenique by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (93 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Shenique's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shenique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 93 births (35% of all-time use).
Shenique by state
Where Shenique concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 4.5% |
12 of 266 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shenique's data
- Shenique's decade-level peak was the 1980s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sheniques (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shenique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1972–2002 (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 Shenique 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.