Shanya Girl
How popular is Shanya?
Peaked in 2003
No babies were recorded with the name Shanya in 2025. It was most used in 2003, when 182 girls got the name.
2,131living people named Shanya (est.)
22median age of people named Shanya
2,156babies named Shanya since 1880
Shanya popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 2003 (182 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,179 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Shanya 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.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shanya by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1970s | 48 | #5,479 |
| 1980s | 65 | #5,543 |
| 1990s | 372 | #1,356 |
| 2000s | 1,354 | #1,179 |
| 2010s | 266 | #3,074 |
| 2020s | 44 | #8,973 |
Questions
- Is Shanya a boy or girl name?
- Shanya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shanya were girls.
- How popular is the name Shanya?
- No babies were recorded with the name Shanya in 2025. It was most used in 2003, when 182 girls got the name.
- When was Shanya most popular?
- Shanya peaked in 2003, when 182 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,179 in 2003.
- How many people are named Shanya?
- 2,156 babies have been named Shanya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,131 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.