Given name
Shanieka
“a woman from a settlement in Africa”
Shanieka is a variant of Shanika. One American interpretation is “a woman from a settlement in Africa.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shanieka 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
Shanieka 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shanieka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 220
- 0 boys · 220 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 30 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 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 210 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.
Shanieka’s family of names
Shanieka has a related form in Shanika.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shanieka
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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