Is Shanaya a boy or girl name?

Shanaya is a girl’s name. Of the 3,149 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shanaya

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Shanaya was most popular in 2016, when 234 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,991 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,600, with 97 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,149 people named Shanaya.

Shanaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shanaya’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,149 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shanaya

Where Shanaya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org