Boy or Girl

Is Shanaya a boy or girl name?

Shanaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 91 girls and 0 boys were named Shanaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,052 US babies named Shanaya were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#2,107
Babies named Shanaya since 1976
3,052
Most popular year
2016
234 babies
Babies named Shanaya each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Shanaya from 1976 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300198020002020

Boys and girls named Shanaya, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s011100%
1980s0162100%
1990s0381100%
2000s0528100%
2010s01,368100%
2020s0602100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–91#2,107
20230–128#1,632
20220–129#1,642
20210–116#1,767
20200–138#1,540
20190–156#1,433
20180–183#1,268
20170–213#1,159
20160–234#1,100
20150–171#1,384
20140–161#1,419
20130–130#1,643
20120–37#4,109
20110–31#4,665
20100–52#3,196
20090–40#3,934
20080–46#3,574
20070–48#3,470
20060–48#3,408
20050–65#2,629
20040–69#2,476
20030–47#3,178
20020–52#2,885
20010–53#2,804
20000–60#2,536
19990–73#2,111
19980–42#3,063
19970–26#4,226
19960–45#2,752
19950–18#5,399
19940–14#6,596
19930–27#3,972
19920–47#2,642
19910–44#2,733
19900–45#2,634
19890–29#3,553
19880–18#4,813
19870–24#3,721
19860–18#4,511
19850–19#4,256
19840–18#4,293
19830–7#8,803
19820–12#5,836
19810–12#5,827
19800–5#11,805
19790–0–
19780–6#9,498
19770–0–
19760–5#10,575

Highest rank

Shanaya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,100 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Shanaya

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.