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Girl name

Shaniyah

100% girls · 24 born in 2025

Shaniyah has been given to about 3,057 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,037
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shaniyah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 223
  • Born in 202524
  • All time3,057

How popular is Shaniyah?

Its best year was 2007, when 223 babies were given the name, ranking 1150th. The typical living American called Shaniyah is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Shaniyah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Saniyah0.90
  2. Zaniyah0.87
  3. Aniyah0.79
  4. Janiyah0.79
  5. Shaniya0.80
  6. Sariyah0.79
  7. Samiyah0.79
  8. Taniyah0.79

Middle names for Shaniyah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shaniyah Eve0.80
  2. Shaniyah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Shaniyah Josephine0.78
  4. Shaniyah Anne0.78
  5. Shaniyah Rose0.77
  6. Shaniyah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Shaniyah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.90
  2. Isabelasister · 0.88
  3. Estrellasister · 0.88
  4. Yarelisister · 0.87
  5. Campbelleither · 0.86
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.86

Where Shaniyah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Shaniyah Anderson0.74
  2. Shaniyah White0.72
  3. Shaniyah Reyes0.72
  4. Shaniyah Nguyen0.72
  5. Shaniyah Moore0.72
  6. Shaniyah Lee0.72

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 Shaniyah

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

Shaniyah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.