Is Shenika a boy or girl name?

Shenika is a girl’s name. Of the 1,839 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shenika

Recorded 1970–2004 · United States

Shenika was most popular in 1982, when 122 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,890 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,839 people named Shenika.

Shenika over time

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

Is Shenika a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shenika is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,839 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 Shenika

Where Shenika 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