How Many People Are Named Shanequa?
An estimated 1,783 people in the United States have the first name Shanequa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Shanequa peaked in popularity in 1991 with 284 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanequa 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 Shanequa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,783
About 1 in 192,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1991
284 births
Total Registered
1,874
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanequa
Shanequa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,874 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanequa as a female name
Ranked #12,009 in 2002
8 female births in 2002
Peak: 1991 (284 births)
Shanequa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanequa span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,107 babies were registered. Shanequa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanequa by Decade
How has Shanequa 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.
Shanequa by State
Birth registrations for Shanequa span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Missouri, Arkansas, Maryland. On average, about 62 Shanequas were registered per state.
Shanequa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanequa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanequa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanequa?
We estimate approximately 1,783 people named Shanequa 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 192,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanequa a common name?
Shanequa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,874 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanequa most popular?
Shanequa reached peak popularity in 1991, when 284 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanequa is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanequa a female name?
Shanequa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanequa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanequa Smith, Shanequa Johnson, Shanequa 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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