How Many People Are Named Shanise?
An estimated 1,398 people in the United States have the first name Shanise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Shanise peaked in popularity in 1992 with 139 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanise 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 Shanise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,398
About 1 in 245,175 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1992
139 births
Total Registered
1,466
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanise
Shanise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,466 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanise as a female name
Ranked #18,452 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1992 (139 births)
Shanise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanise span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 614 babies were registered. Shanise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanise by Decade
How has Shanise 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.
Shanise by State
Birth registrations for Shanise span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Mexico, Virginia. On average, about 31 Shanises were registered per state.
Shanise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanise?
We estimate approximately 1,398 people named Shanise 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 245,175 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanise a common name?
Shanise is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,466 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanise most popular?
Shanise reached peak popularity in 1992, when 139 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanise is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanise a female name?
Shanise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanise Smith, Shanise Johnson, Shanise 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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