Shanaya
Shanaya was the 1988th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1100th with 234 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 603 places. More babies were named Shanaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,988 girls, down 446 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,149babies recorded
Shanaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,988 | 97 |
| 2020 | #1,542 | 138 |
| 2010 | #3,196 | 52 |
| 2000 | #2,536 | 60 |
| 1990 | #2,634 | 45 |
| 1980 | #11,804 | 5 |
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How popular is Shanaya, counting every spelling?
Shanaya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 97 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 97 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanaya | 97 | #1,988 | 561 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shanaya?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shanaya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shanaya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shanaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shanaya?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Shanaya are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Shanaya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shanaya by state
How common Shanaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.1×), California (1.7×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shanaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shanaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shanaya
How popular is the name Shanaya?
Shanaya was the 1988th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1100th with 234 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 603 places. More babies were named Shanaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shanaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shanaya in the US.
Where is Shanaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shanaya was most common in New Jersey (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and Washington.