Is Shanea a boy or girl name?

Shanea is a girl’s name. Of the 1,131 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shanea

Recorded 1970–2014 · United States

Shanea was most popular in 1991, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,660 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,131 people named Shanea.

Shanea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shanea’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,131 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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