Girls' name · since 1988

Shiniece

11 babies named Shiniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#54,145 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1988
1980s
peak decade

Shiniece is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiniece has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 1989.

  • #54,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1988
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiniece ranks #54,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.

#54,145 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1988
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Shiniece's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shiniece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Shiniece splits its recorded history at 1989: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Shiniece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19881989 6

Shiniece by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Shiniece's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Shiniece births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shiniece?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 11 babies named Shiniece. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #54,145 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1989. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 6 births.
Where does Shiniece sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiniece ranks #54,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shiniece most popular?
Shiniece was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Shiniece been used?
Shiniece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 2 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Shiniece?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Shiniece: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–1989 (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 Shiniece 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.