How Many People Are Named Shenise?
An estimated 437 people in the United States have the first name Shenise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Shenise peaked in popularity in 1990 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shenise 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 Shenise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
437
About 1 in 784,335 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1990
36 births
Total Registered
467
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shenise
Shenise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 467 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shenise as a female name
Ranked #15,161 in 2008
7 female births in 2008
Peak: 1990 (36 births)
Shenise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shenise span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 182 babies were registered. Shenise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shenise by Decade
How has Shenise 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.
Shenise by State
Birth registrations for Shenise span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, New York. The lowest are in New York, California, Illinois. On average, about 5 Shenises were registered per state.
Shenise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shenise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shenise
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Shenise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shenise?
We estimate approximately 437 people named Shenise 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 784,335 Americans share this first name.
Is Shenise a common name?
Shenise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 467 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shenise most popular?
Shenise reached peak popularity in 1990, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shenise is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shenise a female name?
Shenise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shenise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shenise Smith, Shenise Johnson, Shenise 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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