Is Shaneka a boy or girl name?

Shaneka is a girl’s name. Of the 2,686 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shaneka

Recorded 1971–2008 · United States

Shaneka was most popular in 1983, when 164 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,543 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,686 people named Shaneka.

Shaneka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaneka’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaneka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaneka is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,686 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shaneka

Where Shaneka 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