Name Legacy

Shaniah

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Shaniah was most popular in 2001, when 148 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,277 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,936 people named Shaniah.

Most popular in2001
Rank that year#2,277
Births that year148
Total since 18801,936
Given to100% girls

Shaniah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shaniah’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaniah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaniah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,936 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 Shaniah

Where Shaniah 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