Feminine dossier · first seen 1970

Shanique

Extinct Near statistical disappearance

Peak era

1992

Peak births

185

Current vitality

Dormant

Peak generation

Millennial

1970Peak 19922025

Quick answers about Shanique

How many people are named Shanique?

Based on SSA birth records through 2013, an estimated 1,650 Americans born with the name Shanique may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 2013.

How rare is Shanique?

Shanique has not appeared in SSA records since 2013. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no girls received it in the latest available data.

How old is the typical Shanique?

The median age of a living American named Shanique is approximately 35 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 39 years old.

Is Shanique still popular?

No. Shanique is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 2013.

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,689

Shanique fell hard after 1992. Within five years it had dropped 79% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Shanique peaked in 1992, when 185 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,689 Americans named Shanique since 1970.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryNear statistical disappearance

Living profile

1,650

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age35

Core range32–39

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Flash Flood

A concentrated generational spike rather than a slow classic.