How Many People Are Named Shanavia?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Shanavia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Shanavia peaked in popularity in 1992 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanavia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shanavia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1992
25 births
Total Registered
220
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanavia
Shanavia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 220 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanavia as a female name
Ranked #19,395 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1992 (25 births)
Shanavia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanavia span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 117 babies were registered. Shanavia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanavia by Decade
How has Shanavia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shanavia by State
Shanavia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanavia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shanavia
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Shanavia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanavia?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Shanavia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanavia a common name?
Shanavia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 220 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanavia most popular?
Shanavia reached peak popularity in 1992, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanavia is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanavia a female name?
Shanavia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanavia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanavia Smith, Shanavia Johnson, Shanavia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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