How Many People Are Named Shaniya?
An estimated 6,418 people in the United States have the first name Shaniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Shaniya peaked in popularity in 2010 with 517 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaniya 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 Shaniya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,418
About 1 in 53,405 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2010
517 births
Total Registered
6,513
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaniya
Shaniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,513 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaniya as a female name
Ranked #5,112 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (517 births)
Shaniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaniya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,856 babies were registered. Shaniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaniya by Decade
How has Shaniya 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.
Shaniya by State
Birth registrations for Shaniya span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Connecticut, Minnesota, Kentucky. On average, about 188 Shaniyas were registered per state.
Shaniya + Last Name Combinations
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Shaniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaniya?
We estimate approximately 6,418 people named Shaniya 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 53,405 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaniya a common name?
Shaniya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,513 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaniya most popular?
Shaniya reached peak popularity in 2010, when 517 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaniya is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaniya a female name?
Shaniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaniya Smith, Shaniya Johnson, Shaniya 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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