How Many People Are Named Shanya?
An estimated 2,113 people in the United States have the first name Shanya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Shanya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 182 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanya 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 Shanya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,113
About 1 in 162,212 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2003
182 births
Total Registered
2,156
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanya
Shanya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,156 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanya as a female name
Ranked #13,220 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (182 births)
Shanya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,354 babies were registered. Shanya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanya by Decade
How has Shanya 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.
Shanya by State
Birth registrations for Shanya span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Missouri, Kentucky, Connecticut. On average, about 52 Shanyas were registered per state.
Shanya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanya?
We estimate approximately 2,113 people named Shanya 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 162,212 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanya a common name?
Shanya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,156 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanya most popular?
Shanya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 182 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanya is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanya a female name?
Shanya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanya Smith, Shanya Johnson, Shanya 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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