Is Sheneka a boy or girl name?

Sheneka is a girl’s name. Of the 822 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sheneka

Recorded 1971–1997 · United States

Sheneka was most popular in 1982, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,768 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 822 people named Sheneka.

Sheneka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sheneka’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sheneka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sheneka is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 822 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 Sheneka

Where Sheneka is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Florida 9.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org