Boy or Girl

Is Shaneka a boy or girl name?

Shaneka was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,686 US babies named Shaneka were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Shaneka since 1971
2,686
Most popular year
1983
164 babies
Babies named Shaneka each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Shaneka from 1971 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Shaneka, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s0499100%
1980s01,398100%
1990s0739100%
2000s050100%
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–5#20,003
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–5#18,711
20040–6#15,768
20030–7#13,606
20020–6#15,095
20010–10#9,983
20000–11#9,053
19990–13#7,640
19980–19#5,550
19970–27#4,108
19960–34#3,418
19950–51#2,512
19940–88#1,704
19930–74#1,917
19920–124#1,349
19910–152#1,160
19900–157#1,119
19890–116#1,337
19880–155#1,039
19870–149#1,040
19860–140#1,077
19850–125#1,148
19840–146#994
19830–164#916
19820–128#1,106
19810–138#1,043
19800–137#1,045
19790–146#984
19780–110#1,159
19770–64#1,656
19760–71#1,476
19750–40#2,159
19740–29#2,599
19730–16#3,926
19720–17#3,681
19710–6#8,132

Highest rank

Shaneka has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #916 in 1983. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Shaneka

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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.