Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shoniqua through the years
Babies since 1880
41
0 boys · 41 girls
Most popular year
1993
11 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Shoniqua in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1984–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shoniqua’s family of names
In English usage, Shoniqua has a related form in Shaniqua.