Recorded 1972–2002 Girls' name Peak 1991 266 births

Shenique — girls' name

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.

1970s751980s931990s922000s6

The verdict

266 girls have been named Shenique since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

266
total births
1972–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Shenique was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

19 babies were named Shenique in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenique

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Shenique between 1972 and 2002, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenique currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenique performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shenique shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shenique in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenique 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 266 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.

Shenique at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

266

Since 1972

31 years of records

Peak year

1991

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1972

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shenique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1972

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1991)
19
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Shenique by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
93 births that decade — 35% of Shenique's all-time total
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Shenique by state

Where Shenique concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shenique
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 4.5%
New York share of Shenique's total US births 4.5%

12 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenique?
266 babies have been named Shenique since 1972. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1991 with 19 births.
When was Shenique most popular?
Shenique was most popular in the 1980s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shenique most popular?
The top states for the name Shenique are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Shenique been used?
Shenique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 31 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shenique?
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, 1972–2002 (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.