Is Shanika a boy or girl name?
Shanika was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 5,610 US babies named Shanika were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,925
- Babies named Shanika since 1970
- 5,610
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 410 babies
Boys and girls named Shanika, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1,234 | 100% |
| 1980s | 11 | 2,712 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,469 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,925 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,451 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,856 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,128 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,126 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,496 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,464 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 16 | #8,030 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,423 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,840 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,775 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,522 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,954 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,539 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,382 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,239 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,493 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,154 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,859 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,506 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,388 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,040 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 250 | #805 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 289 | #722 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 288 | #727 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,754 | 284 | #702 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 271 | #704 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 296 | #639 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 233 | #748 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 269 | #672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 277 | #638 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 275 | #629 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,203 | 288 | #626 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 257 | #676 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 262 | #672 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 410 | #495 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 257 | #639 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 188 | #800 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 129 | #991 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,109 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,498 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,672 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,578 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,255 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shanika reached #7,203 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #495 in 1979. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shanika
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.