How Many People Are Named Shanekia?
An estimated 267 people in the United States have the first name Shanekia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Shanekia peaked in popularity in 1991 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanekia 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 Shanekia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
267
About 1 in 1,283,724 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1991
22 births
Total Registered
283
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanekia
Shanekia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 283 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanekia as a female name
Ranked #11,580 in 1996
7 female births in 1996
Peak: 1991 (22 births)
Shanekia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanekia span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 152 babies were registered. While Shanekia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shanekia by Decade
How has Shanekia 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.
Shanekia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanekia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanekia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanekia?
We estimate approximately 267 people named Shanekia 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 1,283,724 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanekia a common name?
Shanekia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 283 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanekia most popular?
Shanekia reached peak popularity in 1991, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanekia is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanekia a female name?
Shanekia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanekia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanekia Smith, Shanekia Johnson, Shanekia 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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