How Many People Are Named Shanisha?
An estimated 336 people in the United States have the first name Shanisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Shanisha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanisha 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 Shanisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
336
About 1 in 1,020,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1989
26 births
Total Registered
354
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanisha
Shanisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 354 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanisha as a female name
Ranked #14,714 in 2000
6 female births in 2000
Peak: 1989 (26 births)
Shanisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 169 babies were registered. Shanisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanisha by Decade
How has Shanisha 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.
Shanisha by State
Birth registrations for Shanisha span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, California. On average, about 5 Shanishas were registered per state.
Shanisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanisha?
We estimate approximately 336 people named Shanisha 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 1,020,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanisha a common name?
Shanisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 354 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanisha most popular?
Shanisha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanisha is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanisha a female name?
Shanisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanisha Smith, Shanisha Johnson, Shanisha 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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