girl's name

Shanaiya

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 118

Shanaiya is a girl's name. In 2009 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2007, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1997.

Shanaiya over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2000s.

79
'90 '00
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Births named Shanaiya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 11
2000s 79

How popular is Shanaiya?

In 2009, Shanaiya was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shanaiya is used

England & Wales #5,615 4 in 2017
United States #10,543 11 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shanaiya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shanaiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shanaiya

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shanaiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shanaiya

How popular is the name Shanaiya?

In 2009, Shanaiya was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shanaiya a girl's or a boy's name?

Shanaiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shanaiya most popular?

Shanaiya peaked in 2007, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.