Recorded 1980–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 27 births

Shinequa — girls' name

27 babies named Shinequa in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s12

The verdict

27 girls have been named Shinequa since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

27
total births
1980–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shinequa was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shinequa in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shinequa

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Shinequa between 1980 and 1991, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shinequa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shinequa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shinequa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shinequa 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 27 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.

Shinequa at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

27

Since 1980

12 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1980

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1991

Shinequa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1980

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
468101214 1991198819811980 5

Shinequa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 56% of Shinequa's all-time total
1980s151990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shinequa?
27 babies have been named Shinequa since 1980. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Shinequa most popular?
Shinequa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shinequa been used?
Shinequa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 12 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Shinequa?
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, 1980–1991 (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.