Shanyia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shanyia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanyia come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Shan- + Yia
Is Shanyia a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanyia is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanyia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Shanyia in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanyia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 39 | #3,853 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 41 | #3,330 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 31 | #3,978 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
Names like Shanyia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah, Aaliyah, Zaniyah, Jaliyah, Samira, Safa, Safiya, Salma, Zaniya, Aliya, Samiyah, Amaya
Names related to Shanyia
Saniyah, Shanaya, Shania, Saniya, Shayna, Shaina, Sanaya, Shaniya
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, “Shanyia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanyia, updated 20 October 2026.