Feminine dossier · first seen 1982
Shaniya
Endangered
Down 94.6% from peak
Peak era
2010
Peak births
517
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Shaniya
How many people are named Shaniya?
An estimated 6,446 living Americans are named Shaniya.
How rare is Shaniya?
Shaniya is very rare among babies today, with 28 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 94.6% from its 2010 peak.
How old is the typical Shaniya?
The median age of a living American named Shaniya is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 24 years old.
Is Shaniya still popular?
No. Shaniya is endangered as a baby name, down 94.6% from its 2010 peak with 28 births in 2025.
Where is Shaniya most common?
Shaniya has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.4× more often than the national baseline.
1982Peak 20102025
Peak year
2010
Decline from peak
94.6%
2025
28
All-time
6,541
Where it lives now
Shaniya is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 4.3× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Shaniya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.