girl's name
Shanaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,232
Canada
#563
2024 births
Shanaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 234 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 34,180 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Shanaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 162 |
| 1990s | 381 |
| 2000s | 528 |
| 2010s | 1,368 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 699 |
How popular is Shanaya?
In 2025, Shanaya was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shanaya is used
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 Shanaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shanaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shanaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shanaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shanaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shanaya
How popular is the name Shanaya?
In 2025, Shanaya was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shanaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shanaya most popular?
Shanaya peaked in 2016, when 234 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shanaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shanaya currently ranks #563 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.