Shaniyah
Shaniyah was the 5374th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1148th; the most babies were born in 2007 (223). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,119 places. More babies were named Shaniyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #5,374 girls, down 2,286 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007223 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,057babies recorded
Shaniyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,374 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,088 | 52 |
| 2010 | #1,148 | 213 |
| 2000 | #2,121 | 77 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shaniyah, counting every spelling?
Shaniyah is a spelling of Shaniya, 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 Shaniyah?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaniyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shaniyah 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaniyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaniyah?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Shaniyah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 22. That makes Shaniyah 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.
Shaniyah by state
How common Shaniyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.4×). In 50 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 Shaniyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shaniyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shaniyah
How popular is the name Shaniyah?
Shaniyah was the 5374th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1148th; the most babies were born in 2007 (223). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,119 places. More babies were named Shaniyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shaniyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shaniyah in the US.
Where is Shaniyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shaniyah was most common in Florida (0.06 per 1,000 girls).