Name Legacy

Sheniqua

Recorded 1970–1998 · United States

Sheniqua was most popular in 1991, when 80 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,960 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 703 people named Sheniqua.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#2,960
Births that year80
Total since 1880703
Given to100% girls

Sheniqua over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sheniqua’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sheniqua a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sheniqua is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 703 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 Sheniqua

Where Sheniqua 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