How Many People Are Named Shaniqua?
An estimated 4,890 people in the United States have the first name Shaniqua. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Shaniqua peaked in popularity in 1991 with 861 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaniqua 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 Shaniqua paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,890
About 1 in 70,093 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1991
861 births
Total Registered
5,117
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaniqua
Shaniqua is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,117 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaniqua as a female name
Ranked #13,279 in 2010
8 female births in 2010
Peak: 1991 (861 births)
Shaniqua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaniqua span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,525 babies were registered. Shaniqua has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaniqua by Decade
How has Shaniqua 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.
Shaniqua by State
Birth registrations for Shaniqua span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Washington, Iowa, Colorado. On average, about 138 Shaniquas were registered per state.
Shaniqua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaniqua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaniqua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaniqua?
We estimate approximately 4,890 people named Shaniqua 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 70,093 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaniqua a common name?
Shaniqua is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,117 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaniqua most popular?
Shaniqua reached peak popularity in 1991, when 861 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaniqua is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaniqua a female name?
Shaniqua is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaniqua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaniqua Smith, Shaniqua Johnson, Shaniqua 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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