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Girl name

Shanisha

100% girls · last recorded 2000

Shanisha has been given to about 354 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 345
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 26
  • Born in 20250
  • All time354

How popular is Shanisha?

Its best year was 1989, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 3879th. The typical living American called Shanisha is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanisha0.81
  2. Anisha0.81
  3. Shania0.75
  4. Shaniya0.75
  5. Shanika0.75
  6. Alisha0.72
  7. Aisha0.72
  8. Latisha0.72

Middle names for Shanisha

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

Sibling names for Shanisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.68
  2. Bethanysister · 0.63
  3. Dustinbrother · 0.63
  4. Caseyeither · 0.62
  5. Ambersister · 0.61
  6. Coreybrother · 0.60

Where Shanisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.