Name Legacy

Shanya

Recorded 1969–2024 · United States

Shanya was most popular in 2003, when 182 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,065 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,156 people named Shanya.

Most popular in2003
Rank that year#2,065
Births that year182
Total since 18802,156
Given to100% girls

Shanya over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shanya’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,156 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 Shanya

Where Shanya 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