How Many People Are Named Shanyia?
An estimated 490 people in the United States have the first name Shanyia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Shanyia peaked in popularity in 2002 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanyia 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 Shanyia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
490
About 1 in 699,499 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2002
41 births
Total Registered
498
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanyia
Shanyia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 498 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanyia as a female name
Ranked #17,608 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2002 (41 births)
Shanyia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanyia span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 320 babies were registered. While Shanyia is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shanyia by Decade
How has Shanyia 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.
Shanyia by State
Birth registrations for Shanyia span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, Alabama, South Carolina. On average, about 8 Shanyias were registered per state.
Shanyia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanyia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanyia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanyia?
We estimate approximately 490 people named Shanyia 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 699,499 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanyia a common name?
Shanyia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 498 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanyia most popular?
Shanyia reached peak popularity in 2002, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanyia is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanyia a female name?
Shanyia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanyia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanyia Smith, Shanyia Johnson, Shanyia 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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