Shenequa

Where Shenequa comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Shenequa.

  • Vowel-ended
Shenequa through the years
  1. 1969
    First appearance
    #5,456 among girls with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1992
    Peak, #2,612
    47 babies named Shenequa, the most in any year.
  3. 1994
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #6,319.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.
Namesakes

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