Feminine dossier · first seen 1968

Shanise

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1992

Peak era

1992

Peak births

139

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Shanise

How many people are named Shanise?

An estimated 1,410 living Americans are named Shanise.

How rare is Shanise?

Shanise fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Shanise?

The median age of a living American named Shanise is approximately 35 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 40 years old.

Is Shanise still popular?

Not especially. Shanise has been declining since its 1992 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Shanise most common?

Shanise has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.

1968Peak 19922025

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,466

Shanise fell hard after 1992. Within five years it had dropped 76% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Shanise peaked in 1992, when 139 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,466 Americans named Shanise since 1968.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1992

Living profile

1,431

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age35

Core range31–41

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

New York

2.4× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1980s 2.4×

New York · 1990s 1.8×