Shaniah Girl
How popular is Shaniah?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Shaniah in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
1,917living people named Shaniah (est.)
22median age of people named Shaniah
1,936babies named Shaniah since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Shaniah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▲ 1243 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,831 in 2015, #7,554 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (148 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,230 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shaniah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shania family of names ranked #1,826 for girls in 2025 (#1,803 the year before), with 78 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shania | 70 | 90% |
| Shaniah | 8 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shaniah by decade
Girl names about as popular as Shaniah
Questions
- Is Shaniah a boy or girl name?
- Shaniah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shaniah were girls.
- How popular is the name Shaniah?
- 8 baby girls were named Shaniah in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Shaniah most popular?
- Shaniah peaked in 2001, when 148 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,230 in 1996.
- How many people are named Shaniah?
- 1,936 babies have been named Shaniah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,917 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.