Recorded 1990–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 19 births

Shinead — girls' name

19 babies named Shinead in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s19

The verdict

19 girls have been named Shinead since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1991.

19
total births
1990–1991
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Shinead was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shinead in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shinead

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Shinead between 1990 and 1991, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shinead currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shinead performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shinead 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 19 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.

Shinead at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

19

Since 1990

2 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1990

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1991

Shinead popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1990

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
8.599.51010.5 19911990 9

Shinead by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 100% of Shinead's all-time total
1990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shinead?
19 babies have been named Shinead since 1990. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Shinead most popular?
Shinead was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shinead been used?
Shinead has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 2 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Shinead?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, 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, 1990–1991 (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.