Shaneka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEE-ka
- Origin
- Modern
Shaneka is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shaneka come from?
Modern: Sha- prefix with -neka, a variant of Shanika
Is Shaneka a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaneka is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaneka in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1983, with 164 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Shaneka in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaneka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 34 | #3,356 |
| 1995 | 51 | #2,481 |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,683 |
| 1993 | 74 | #1,894 |
| 1992 | 124 | #1,342 |
| 1991 | 151 | #1,157 |
| 1990 | 158 | #1,101 |
| 1989 | 116 | #1,330 |
| 1988 | 155 | #1,036 |
| 1987 | 149 | #1,038 |
| 1986 | 140 | #1,072 |
| 1985 | 125 | #1,143 |
| 1984 | 146 | #988 |
| 1983 | 164 | #914 |
| 1982 | 128 | #1,099 |
| 1981 | 138 | #1,036 |
| 1980 | 137 | #1,043 |
| 1979 | 146 | #981 |
| 1978 | 110 | #1,154 |
| 1977 | 64 | #1,637 |
| 1976 | 71 | #1,464 |
| 1975 | 40 | #2,136 |
| 1974 | 29 | #2,556 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
Names like Shaneka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika Saanvika Aviva Sasha Krisha Anika Priya Srinika Anisha Kridha Divisha Dhara
Names related to Shaneka
Shanice Sanika Shaniece Shanika Shaniqua Shanique Shanyce Shanik
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Shaneka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaneka, updated 20 October 2026.