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Shanea

100% girls · last recorded 2014

Shanea has been given to about 1,131 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,105
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanea per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 95
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,131

How popular is Shanea?

Its best year was 1991, when 95 babies were given the name, ranking 1607th. The typical living American called Shanea is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanea

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shana0.77
  2. Shanna0.77
  3. Shania0.77
  4. Shanda0.77
  5. Shanta0.77
  6. Shaniya0.74
  7. Shameka0.73
  8. Shea0.70

Middle names for Shanea

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shanea Josephine0.84
  2. Shanea Rose0.83
  3. Shanea Louise0.83
  4. Shanea June0.82
  5. Shanea Pearl0.82
  6. Shanea Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shanea

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.74
  2. Bethanysister · 0.71
  3. Caseyeither · 0.69
  4. Aracelisister · 0.69
  5. Coreybrother · 0.68
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.68

Where Shanea is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shanea White0.78
    2. Shanea Reyes0.78
    3. Shanea Nguyen0.78
    4. Shanea Moore0.78
    5. Shanea Lee0.78
    6. Shanea Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shanea

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.