Name Legacy

Shanique

Recorded 1970–2013 · United States

Shanique was most popular in 1992, when 185 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,746 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,689 people named Shanique.

Most popular in1992
Rank that year#1,746
Births that year185
Total since 18801,689
Given to100% girls

Shanique over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shanique’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanique a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanique is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,689 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 Shanique

Where Shanique 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