Girls' name · since 1963
Shenise
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 467 babies named Shenise, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 467
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
467 girls have been named Shenise since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shenise has 467 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2008.
- #12,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 467 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenise ranks #12,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 467 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 467
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenise's 467 recorded births place it above 82.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Shenise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shenise's full recorded timeline at 1983, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shenise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2008
- Peak year (1990)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shenise by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (182 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Shenise's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shenise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 182 births (39% of all-time use).
Shenise by state
Where Shenise concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shenise's data
- Shenise's decade-level peak was the 1980s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Shenises (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shenise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1963–2008 (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 Shenise 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.