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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shanise

Shanise was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1252nd with 139 babies. More babies were named Shanise in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1992139 babies
Total since 1880
1,466babies recorded

Shanise popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#7,17418
2000#4,16930
1990#1,63092
1980#3,70122
1970#5,7369
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shanise, counting every spelling?

Shanise has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shanise?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Shanise are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 31 and 41. That makes Shanise mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Shanise by state

How common Shanise was among girls born in each state in 1990–1994, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.1×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNY0.10Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.08Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNM0.11Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesGA0.08Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesFL0.07
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shanise, girls, 1990–1994. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shanise: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shanise, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shanise

How popular is the name Shanise?

Shanise was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1252nd with 139 babies. More babies were named Shanise in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Shanise a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,466 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shanise most popular?

In 1990–1994, Shanise was most common in New Mexico (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New Jersey.