How Many People Are Named Shanique?
An estimated 1,613 people in the United States have the first name Shanique. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Shanique peaked in popularity in 1992 with 185 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanique 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 Shanique paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,613
About 1 in 212,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1992
185 births
Total Registered
1,689
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanique
Shanique is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,689 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanique as a female name
Ranked #16,241 in 2013
6 female births in 2013
Peak: 1992 (185 births)
Shanique: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanique span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 985 babies were registered. Shanique has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanique by Decade
How has Shanique 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.
Shanique by State
Birth registrations for Shanique span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi. On average, about 53 Shaniques were registered per state.
Shanique + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanique as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanique: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanique?
We estimate approximately 1,613 people named Shanique 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 212,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanique a common name?
Shanique is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,689 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanique most popular?
Shanique reached peak popularity in 1992, when 185 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanique is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanique a female name?
Shanique is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanique Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanique Smith, Shanique Johnson, Shanique 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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