Shaniah
Shaniah was the 11777th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1237th; the most babies were born in 2001 (148). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,777 places. More babies were named Shaniah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,777 girls, down 3,872 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001148 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,936babies recorded
Shaniah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,777 | 8 |
| 2020 | #7,905 | 14 |
| 2010 | #2,358 | 81 |
| 2000 | #2,397 | 65 |
| 1990 | #12,647 | 6 |
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How popular is Shaniah, counting every spelling?
Shaniah is a spelling of Shania, a name family that had 78 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shania | 70 | #2,535 | 426 |
| Shaniah | 8 | #11,777 | 55 |
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 Shaniah?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaniah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shaniah 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaniah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaniah?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Shaniah are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 17 and 26. That makes Shaniah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shaniah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shaniah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shaniah
How popular is the name Shaniah?
Shaniah was the 11777th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1237th; the most babies were born in 2001 (148). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,777 places. More babies were named Shaniah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shaniah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shaniah in the US.