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Shenise

100% girls · last recorded 2008

Shenise has been given to about 467 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 452
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shenise per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 36
  • Born in 20250
  • All time467

How popular is Shenise?

Its best year was 1990, when 36 babies were given the name, ranking 3144th. The typical living American called Shenise is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Shenise

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Denise0.79
  2. Cherise0.79
  3. Denisse0.76
  4. Sherie0.73
  5. Sherrie0.70
  6. Shellie0.70
  7. Elise0.68
  8. Shanice0.68

Middle names for Shenise

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shenise Catherine0.84
  2. Shenise Josephine0.84
  3. Shenise Marie0.83
  4. Shenise Grace0.83
  5. Shenise Jane0.83
  6. Shenise June0.82

Sibling names for Shenise

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.66
  2. Coreybrother · 0.64
  3. Meredithsister · 0.64
  4. Bethanysister · 0.63
  5. Caseyeither · 0.63
  6. Dustinbrother · 0.62

Where Shenise is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shenise White0.78
    2. Shenise Nguyen0.78
    3. Shenise Moore0.78
    4. Shenise Hill0.78
    5. Shenise Hall0.78
    6. Shenise Brown0.78

    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 Shenise

    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.