Girls' name · since 1975
Shiniqua
Shiniqua has 95 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shiniqua sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 95 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Shiniqua recorded 95 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1995.
- #27,717 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 95 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiniqua ranks #27,717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shiniqua's 95 recorded births place it above 61.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shiniqua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shiniqua's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shiniqua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1995
- Peak year (1990)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shiniqua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (54 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Shiniqua's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shiniqua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 54 births (57% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shiniqua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1975–1995 (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 Shiniqua 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.