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Shaniya

Girl

Meaning of Shaniya: American: 'invented name'

Shaniya is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4617th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#4617

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

6,541

First recorded 1982 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 42 babies1996: 170 babies1997: 105 babies1998: 139 babies1999: 276 babies2000: 234 babies20002001: 306 babies2002: 332 babies2003: 397 babies2004: 468 babies2005: 470 babies2006: 445 babies2007: 427 babies2008: 407 babies2009: 370 babies2010: 517 babies20102011: 284 babies2012: 197 babies2013: 153 babies2014: 134 babies2015: 105 babies2016: 90 babies2017: 77 babies2018: 59 babies2019: 49 babies2020: 51 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Shaniya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 517.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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