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Girl name

Shanera

100% girls · last recorded 1996

Shanera has been given to about 119 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 116
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanera per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time119

How popular is Shanera?

Its best year was 1996, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 6010th. The typical living American called Shanera is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanera

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sandra0.74
  2. Chandra0.74
  3. Shakira0.74
  4. Shara0.74
  5. Shameka0.73
  6. Shana0.68
  7. Shanna0.68
  8. Tamera0.68

Middle names for Shanera

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shanera Rose0.85
  2. Shanera Louise0.85
  3. Shanera June0.84
  4. Shanera Pearl0.84
  5. Shanera Quinn0.84
  6. Shanera Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shanera

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ashleysister · 0.58
  2. Kylebrother · 0.56
  3. Codybrother · 0.55
  4. Laceysister · 0.55
  5. Mallorysister · 0.53
  6. Caseyeither · 0.51

Where Shanera is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shanera White0.80
    2. Shanera Reyes0.80
    3. Shanera Nguyen0.80
    4. Shanera Moore0.80
    5. Shanera Lee0.80
    6. Shanera Hill0.80

    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 Shanera

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

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