Shanequa
- Last seen for girls in 2002 at #11,108
- Peak · girls
- 1991 · 284 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,874since 1971
Shanequa over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Shanequa has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 |
| 1999 | #4,088 | 28 |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 |
| 1996 | #3,632 | 30 |
| 1995 | #2,155 | 62 |
| 1994 | #1,634 | 92 |
| 1993 | #1,178 | 148 |
| 1992 | #856 | 232 |
| 1991 | #731 | 284 |
| 1990 | #1,029 | 175 |
| 1989 | #2,027 | 62 |
| 1988 | #1,934 | 63 |
| 1987 | #1,962 | 57 |
| 1986 | #2,265 | 45 |
| 1985 | #2,021 | 53 |
| 1984 | #1,751 | 62 |
| 1983 | #2,475 | 37 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 |
| 1981 | #1,958 | 54 |
| 1980 | #2,391 | 40 |
| 1979 | #2,147 | 46 |
| 1978 | #2,012 | 47 |
| 1977 | #2,515 | 34 |
| 1976 | #2,546 | 31 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 |
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First appearance
1971
The first year at least five girls were named Shanequa! It came in at #8,324, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2003–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Shanequa is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Shanequa in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2002
- Biggest jump: 298 spots in 1991
- Biggest drop: 322 spots in 1993
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 1991 at #731 (284 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 1991–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,602
- Highest: 1 in 6,602 girls born in 1991 were named Shanequa (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 224,610 girls born in 2002 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 59.1% of all girls named Shanequa (1,107) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1970s | 234 | #2,012 (1978) | #3,596 |
| 1980s | 514 | #1,751 (1984) | #2,115 |
| 1990s | 1,107 | #731 (1991) | #2,326 |
| 2000s | 19 | #11,108 (2002) | #13,220 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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