Given name
Shaneeka
“a woman from a settlement in Africa”
Shaneeka is a variant of Shanika. One American interpretation is “a woman from a settlement in Africa.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shaneeka is a variant of Shanika. One American interpretation is “a woman from a settlement in Africa.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shaneeka is a variant of Shanika. An origin associated with Shanika is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaneeka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 433
- 0 boys · 433 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 32 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 348 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shaneeka’s family of names
Shaneeka has a related form in Shanika.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.