How Many People Are Named Shaneka?
An estimated 2,533 people in the United States have the first name Shaneka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shaneka peaked in popularity in 1983 with 164 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaneka 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 Shaneka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,533
About 1 in 135,316 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1983
164 births
Total Registered
2,686
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaneka
Shaneka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,686 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaneka as a female name
Ranked #20,003 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1983 (164 births)
Shaneka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaneka span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,398 babies were registered. Shaneka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaneka by Decade
How has Shaneka 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.
Shaneka by State
Birth registrations for Shaneka span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Ohio, Indiana, New Jersey. On average, about 89 Shanekas were registered per state.
Shaneka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaneka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaneka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaneka?
We estimate approximately 2,533 people named Shaneka 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 135,316 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaneka a common name?
Shaneka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,686 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaneka most popular?
Shaneka reached peak popularity in 1983, when 164 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaneka is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaneka a female name?
Shaneka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaneka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaneka Smith, Shaneka Johnson, Shaneka 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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