Is Shaniqua a boy or girl name?
Shaniqua was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,117 US babies named Shaniqua were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shaniqua since 1971
- 5,117
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 861 babies
Boys and girls named Shaniqua, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 326 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,133 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,525 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,279 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,004 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,080 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,288 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,270 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,337 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,262 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,993 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,540 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,635 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,497 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,119 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,548 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,310 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,011 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 259 | #790 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 433 | #548 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 604 | #420 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 861 | #313 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 842 | #327 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 186 | #954 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,107 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,279 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,176 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,106 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,328 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,259 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,471 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,558 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,361 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,640 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,819 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,998 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,906 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,160 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,080 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,534 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,486 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,089 |
Highest rank
Shaniqua has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #313 in 1991. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shaniqua
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.