Shanik
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEEK
- Origin
- Modern
Shanik is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanik come from?
Modern: modern American respelling of Shanique
Is Shanik a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanik is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanik in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 65 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Shanik in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanik in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,708 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Shanik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Prisha Sanvi Anvi Dhriti Navi Aashvi Pranshi Aavya Priya Navya Saavi
Names related to Shanik
Shanice Sanika Shaniece Shanika Shaniqua Shanique Shaunice Shaneka
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, “Shanik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanik, updated 20 October 2026.