Shaniya
Shaniya was the 4863rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 567th with 517 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,930 places. More babies were named Shaniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,863 girls, down 1,730 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010517 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,541babies recorded
Shaniya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,863 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,133 | 51 |
| 2010 | #567 | 517 |
| 2000 | #925 | 234 |
| 1990 | #9,110 | 9 |
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How popular is Shaniya, counting every spelling?
Shaniya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 52 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 52 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaniya | 28 | #4,863 | 153 |
| Shaniyah | 24 | #5,374 | 141 |
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 Shaniya?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaniya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shaniya 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaniya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaniya?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Shaniya are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 16 and 24. That makes Shaniya 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.
Shaniya by state
How common Shaniya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Shaniya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shaniya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shaniya
How popular is the name Shaniya?
Shaniya was the 4863rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 567th with 517 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,930 places. More babies were named Shaniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shaniya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shaniya in the US.
Where is Shaniya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shaniya was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Florida.