Name Legacy

Shanequa

Recorded 1971–2002 · United States

Shanequa was most popular in 1991, when 284 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,320 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,874 people named Shanequa.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#1,320
Births that year284
Total since 18801,874
Given to100% girls

Shanequa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shanequa’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanequa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanequa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,874 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 Shanequa

Where Shanequa 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