How Many People Are Named Shanika?
An estimated 5,290 people in the United States have the first name Shanika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shanika peaked in popularity in 1979 with 410 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanika 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 Shanika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,290
About 1 in 64,793 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1979
410 births
Total Registered
5,610
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanika
Shanika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,610 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Shanika as a male name
Ranked #7,754 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Shanika as a female name
Ranked #10,925 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (410 births)
Shanika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanika span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,723 babies were registered. Shanika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanika by Decade
How has Shanika 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.
Shanika by State
Birth registrations for Shanika span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Connecticut, Wisconsin, Kentucky. On average, about 174 Shanikas were registered per state.
Shanika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shanika
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Shanika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanika?
We estimate approximately 5,290 people named Shanika 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 64,793 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanika a common name?
Shanika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,610 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanika most popular?
Shanika reached peak popularity in 1979, when 410 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanika is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanika a female name?
Shanika is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanika Smith, Shanika Johnson, Shanika 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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