Shanaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NY-a
- Origin
- Hindi
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,051 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,981 for girls
Shanaya is a girls' name of Hindi origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,051st for girls in the UK (34 babies) and 1,981st for girls in the US (97 babies).
Where does Shanaya come from?
Hindi: modern Indian name
Is Shanaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanaya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls in the UK and 97 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shanaya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,051st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34 about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Shanaya, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 615th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 99 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Shanaya than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Shanaya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 51 girls in the UK were given Shanaya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #725, up from #1,051 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 997th in England and Wales.
Shanaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 54 | #749 |
| 2023 | 63 | #644 |
| 2022 | 88 | #500 |
| 2021 | 55 | #745 |
| 2020 | 68 | #615 |
| 2019 | 61 | #692 |
| 2018 | 86 | #540 |
| 2017 | 99 | #488 |
| 2016 | 88 | #535 |
| 2015 | 81 | #574 |
| 2014 | 77 | #598 |
| 2013 | 66 | #672 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,205 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,421 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,317 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Shanaya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,981st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 97 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 97 girls in the US were named Shanaya, making it the 1,981st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,533rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 234 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Shanaya in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 227 girls in the US were given Shanaya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #980, up from #1,981 for this spelling alone.
Shanaya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | #1,981 |
| 2024 | 91 | #2,099 |
| 2023 | 128 | #1,627 |
| 2022 | 129 | #1,638 |
| 2021 | 116 | #1,760 |
| 2020 | 138 | #1,533 |
| 2019 | 156 | #1,429 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,262 |
| 2017 | 213 | #1,159 |
| 2016 | 234 | #1,098 |
| 2015 | 171 | #1,382 |
| 2014 | 161 | #1,416 |
| 2013 | 130 | #1,642 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3,528 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3,428 |
| 2006 | 48 | #3,367 |
| 2005 | 65 | #2,603 |
| 2004 | 69 | #2,443 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3,128 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,850 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,762 |
| 2000 | 60 | #2,504 |
| 1999 | 73 | #2,092 |
| 1998 | 42 | #3,012 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 45 | #2,710 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 47 | #2,607 |
| 1991 | 44 | #2,697 |
| 1990 | 45 | #2,595 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Shanaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anaya, Prisha, Saanvi, Raya, Anvika, Inaya, Amaya, Arya, Avaya, Aisha, Aadhya, Saanvika
Other spellings of Shanaya
Names related to Shanaya
Shaan, Sanaya, Sihana, Sanaa, Shauna, Shani, Suhana, Shayna, Shaina
More Hindi names
Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Reyansh, Sai, Neev, Aarush, Rivaan, Samaira, Rishaan, Tulsi, Muskan, Rivan, Neha, Ridhi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shanaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanaya, updated 20 October 2026.