How Many People Are Named Shaniah?
An estimated 1,896 people in the United States have the first name Shaniah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Shaniah peaked in popularity in 2001 with 148 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaniah 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 Shaniah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,896
About 1 in 180,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2001
148 births
Total Registered
1,928
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaniah
Shaniah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,928 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaniah as a female name
Ranked #13,217 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (148 births)
Shaniah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaniah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,036 babies were registered. Shaniah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaniah by Decade
How has Shaniah 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.
Shaniah by State
Birth registrations for Shaniah span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, Georgia. The lowest are in Washington, Utah, Minnesota. On average, about 33 Shaniahs were registered per state.
Shaniah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaniah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shaniah
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Shaniah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaniah?
We estimate approximately 1,896 people named Shaniah 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 180,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaniah a common name?
Shaniah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,928 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaniah most popular?
Shaniah reached peak popularity in 2001, when 148 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaniah is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaniah a female name?
Shaniah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaniah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaniah Smith, Shaniah Johnson, Shaniah 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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