How Many People Are Named Shenia?
An estimated 331 people in the United States have the first name Shenia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Shenia peaked in popularity in 1982 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shenia 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 Shenia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
331
About 1 in 1,035,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1982
21 births
Total Registered
360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shenia
Shenia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 360 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shenia as a female name
Ranked #18,839 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1982 (21 births)
Shenia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shenia span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 101 babies were registered. Shenia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shenia by Decade
How has Shenia 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.
Shenia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shenia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shenia
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shenia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shenia?
We estimate approximately 331 people named Shenia 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 1,035,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Shenia a common name?
Shenia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shenia most popular?
Shenia reached peak popularity in 1982, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shenia is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shenia a female name?
Shenia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shenia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shenia Smith, Shenia Johnson, Shenia 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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