How Many People Are Named Shanea?
An estimated 1,078 people in the United States have the first name Shanea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Shanea peaked in popularity in 1991 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanea 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 Shanea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,078
About 1 in 317,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1991
95 births
Total Registered
1,131
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanea
Shanea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,131 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanea as a female name
Ranked #18,816 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1991 (95 births)
Shanea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanea span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 438 babies were registered. Shanea has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanea by Decade
How has Shanea 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.
Shanea by State
Birth registrations for Shanea span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee. On average, about 18 Shaneas were registered per state.
Shanea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanea?
We estimate approximately 1,078 people named Shanea 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 317,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanea a common name?
Shanea is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,131 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanea most popular?
Shanea reached peak popularity in 1991, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanea is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanea a female name?
Shanea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanea Smith, Shanea Johnson, Shanea 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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