Shanique
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEEK
- Origin
- Modern
Shanique is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanique come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Nique
Is Shanique a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanique is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanique in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanique in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanique in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Shanique in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 185 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Shanique in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanique in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 32 | #3,714 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1996 | 56 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 72 | #1,915 |
| 1994 | 98 | #1,561 |
| 1993 | 124 | #1,338 |
| 1992 | 185 | #1,014 |
| 1991 | 171 | #1,058 |
| 1990 | 177 | #1,022 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,830 |
| 1988 | 51 | #2,211 |
| 1987 | 32 | #2,970 |
| 1986 | 43 | #2,343 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 33 | #2,658 |
| 1982 | 38 | #2,492 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 32 | #2,724 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,572 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,175 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
Names like Shanique
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Jasmine, Sarah, Saba, Salma, Farah, Amber, Samah, Sadaf, Yasmin, Erin, Aysha
Names related to Shanique
Shanice, Shaniqua, Shaniece, Shanika, Shannice, Shanyce, Shaunice, Shanik, Shaneka
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Shanique: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanique, updated 20 October 2026.