Is Shaniyah a boy or girl name?
Shaniyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 0 boys were named Shaniyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,031 US babies named Shaniyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,113
- Babies named Shaniyah since 1995
- 3,031
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 223 babies
Boys and girls named Shaniyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,113 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,524 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,097 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,397 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,132 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,837 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,434 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,340 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,050 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,254 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,126 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,974 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,589 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,432 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,196 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,175 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,150 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,285 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,163 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,165 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,438 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,640 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,805 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,121 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,049 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,213 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,353 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,419 |
Highest rank
Shaniyah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,148 in 2010. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shaniyah
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.