Shaniyah

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Shaniyah was most popular in 2007, when 223 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,023 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,057 people named Shaniyah.

Most popular in2007

Rank that year#2,023

Births that year223

Total since 18803,057

Given to100% girls

Shaniyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaniyah’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaniyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaniyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,057 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 Shaniyah

Where Shaniyah 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