Feminine dossier · first seen 1990

Shaniah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Shaniah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2001

Peak era

2001

Peak rank proxy

148

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1990Peak 20012024

Peak year

2001

Decline from peak

95.3%

2024

All-time

1,928

Shaniah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2001, when 148 girls were named Shaniah.

In 2024, only 7 girls were given the name.

Down 95.3% from its peak.

All told, about 1,928 Americans have been named Shaniah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1990.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2001

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