NameTides

Shanaya

Shanaya was the #1,981 girls' name in the US in 2025 (97 babies), and #997 in England & Wales and #653 in Canada.

Shanaya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shanaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Shanaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,981 (97)#997 (34)—#885 (3)#653 (46)
2024#2,099 (91)#696 (54)—#736 (4)#601 (49)
2023#1,627 (128)#627 (59)#630 (4)—#469 (62)
2022#1,638 (129)#481 (86)—#905 (3)#340 (87)
2021#1,760 (116)#699 (54)—#883 (3)#464 (65)
2020#1,533 (138)#589 (66)——#623 (46)
2019#1,429 (156)#682 (57)#650 (4)—#523 (60)
2018#1,262 (183)#497 (86)——#564 (55)
2017#1,159 (213)#448 (98)——#584 (53)
2016#1,098 (234)#503 (86)—#750 (4)#477 (69)
2015#1,382 (171)#532 (81)——#569 (53)
2014#1,416 (161)#563 (75)——#671 (44)
2013#1,642 (130)#616 (66)——#791 (35)
2012#4,047 (37)#1,130 (30)——#2,013 (10)
2011#4,568 (31)#1,327 (23)——#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #1,098.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1976.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Shanaya is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shanaya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Shanaya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#39133
Quebec2025#7745

Shanaya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShanayaCanadaGirls#65346
ShanayaEngland & WalesGirls#99734
ShanayaIrelandGirls#8853
ShanayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShanayaScotlandGirls—too few
ShanayaUSGirls#1,98197