Shanya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAHN-yah
- Origin
- Modern
Shanya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanya come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Shania, or Shan- with the ending -ya
Is Shanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanya is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
How popular is Shanya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 182 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Shanya in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 39 | #3,914 |
| 2011 | 47 | #3,406 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3,074 |
| 2009 | 96 | #2,102 |
| 2008 | 105 | #1,990 |
| 2007 | 114 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,567 |
| 2005 | 167 | #1,319 |
| 2004 | 158 | #1,343 |
| 2003 | 182 | #1,179 |
| 2002 | 135 | #1,417 |
| 2001 | 134 | #1,410 |
| 2000 | 125 | #1,470 |
| 1999 | 130 | #1,356 |
| 1998 | 67 | #2,143 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,720 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
Names like Shanya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Prisha Anya Navya Priya Kavya Aavya Shreya Shriya Sanvi Pranshi Avneet
Names related to Shanya
Sana Shanaya Shaan Shania Sihana Shauna Shani Suhana Saniyah Saniya Shayna Shaina Shayne
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, “Shanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanya, updated 20 October 2026.