Shaniya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,757 for girls
Shaniya is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 4,757th for girls in the US (28 babies).
Where does Shaniya come from?
Modern: variant of Shania, or Sha- with -niya
Is Shaniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaniya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 28 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shaniya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Shaniya, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shaniya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 51 girls in the UK were given Shaniya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #725, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Shaniya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,200 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,204 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
How popular is Shaniya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,757th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 57,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 28 girls in the US were named Shaniya, making it the 4,757th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,091st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 517 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Shaniya in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 227 girls in the US were given Shaniya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #980, up from #4,757 for this spelling alone.
Shaniya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4,757 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4,045 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4,409 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,091 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3,221 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,840 |
| 2017 | 77 | #2,357 |
| 2016 | 90 | #2,149 |
| 2015 | 105 | #1,919 |
| 2014 | 134 | #1,602 |
| 2013 | 153 | #1,457 |
| 2012 | 197 | #1,231 |
| 2011 | 284 | #915 |
| 2010 | 517 | #565 |
| 2009 | 370 | #768 |
| 2008 | 407 | #732 |
| 2007 | 427 | #686 |
| 2006 | 445 | #651 |
| 2005 | 470 | #605 |
| 2004 | 468 | #597 |
| 2003 | 397 | #666 |
| 2002 | 332 | #734 |
| 2001 | 306 | #772 |
| 2000 | 234 | #923 |
| 1999 | 276 | #792 |
| 1998 | 139 | #1,288 |
| 1997 | 105 | #1,528 |
| 1996 | 170 | #1,085 |
| 1995 | 42 | #2,840 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
Names like Shaniya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anaya, Saanvi, Prisha, Shriya, Priya, Saanvika, Aisha, Arshiya, Anya, Avaya, Haniya, Shreya
Other spellings of Shaniya
Names related to Shaniya
Sanaya, Sihana, Shauna, Shani, Suhana, Shaina, Saniyah, Saniya, Shayna
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, “Shaniya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaniya, updated 20 October 2026.