The first name Shanaya
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 34 girls were named Shanaya, making it the 997th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 98 births (#448).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shanaya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shanaya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 97 girls born in the United States were named Shanaya, the 1,988th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 234 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Shanaya?
- In 2025, 34 girls born in England and Wales were named Shanaya, ranking 997th. Its peak was 2017, with 98 births.
- Is Shanaya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,149 US babies named Shanaya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shanaya most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 234 babies were named Shanaya, its highest rank at 1,100th.