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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shenika

Shenika was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1152nd; the most babies were born in 1982 (122). More babies were named Shenika in the 1980s 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
1982122 babies
Total since 1880
1,839babies recorded

Shenika 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——
2000#17,2095
1990#1,81180
1980#1,29799
1970#7,8346
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shenika, counting every spelling?

Shenika has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shenika?

About 1,800 people born in the US named Shenika are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 38 and 47. That makes Shenika 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.

Shenika by state

How common Shenika was among girls born in each state in 1980–1984, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.5×), Georgia (5.1×), Alabama (4.1×), Florida (3.7×), Tennessee (3.3×). In 37 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesVA0.07Maryland: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMD0.08Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesTN0.21North Carolina: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesNC0.20South Carolina: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesSC0.20District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesLA0.18Mississippi: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesMS0.42Alabama: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesAL0.26Georgia: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesGA0.33Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesFL0.24
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shenika, girls, 1980–1984. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Shenika

How popular is the name Shenika?

Shenika was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1152nd; the most babies were born in 1982 (122). More babies were named Shenika in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Shenika a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,839 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shenika most popular?

In 1980–1984, Shenika was most common in Mississippi (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Alabama.