Shaniyah

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Shaniyah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Shaniyah: Recorded since 2003, it reached #2,062 in 2013, and it stood at #3,695 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
22years from first to last
#2062highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2003–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2003	#4373
2006	#3548
2008	#3397
2009	#3936
2010	#2843
2011	#3185
2012	#2521
2013	#2062
2014	#3514
2015	#2945
2016	#2367
2017	#3583
2018	#2187
2020	#5493
2023	#2927
2024	#3695

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 16 of the 22 years from 2003 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2003–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2003
First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #2062 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2003–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Shaniyah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Shaniyah in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	19	4 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	81	9 of 10	9
2020s	17	3 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Shaniyah appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2003 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2062 in England and Wales in 2013.

Shaniyah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3695	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2927	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#5493	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2187	12	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#3583	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2367	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2945	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#3514	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2062	13	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2521	10	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#3185	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2843	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3936	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3397	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3548	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2003 and 2024, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,062, first reached in 2013.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2013.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
11 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,695position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2013Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Shaniece · #606, 18y
Shanise · #655, 11y
Shanna · #284, 17y
Shannan · #232, 18y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Blimi · #2062, 17y
Daisie-Mae · #2062, 18y
Rosie-Mai · #2062, 17y
Ava-Jane · #2063, 16y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Blimi · #2062, 17y
Daisie-Mae · #2062, 18y
Rosie-Mai · #2062, 17y
Ava-Jane · #2063, 16y

Shaniyah and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Shaniyah without appearing here.

Shaniyah moved ahead of

Tyler Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3514 and #3160 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #2945 and #5730.
Cheryl Compare
In 2022 they stood at #5493 and #5493 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2927 and #5687.
Donna Compare
In 2022 they stood at #5493 and #3447 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2927 and #5687.
Josefine Compare
In 2022 they stood at #5493 and #5493 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2927 and #5687.

Moved ahead of Shaniyah

Eabha Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2187 and #2674 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #1313.
Francis Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2187 and #3178 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2449.
Arlo Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2187 and #2340 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2843.
Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2927 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3695 and #1743.

Moved the opposite way to Shaniyah

Carol Compare
Between 2003 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaniyah went from #4373 to #2187 while Carol went from #1722 to #4684.
Helene Compare
Between 2003 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaniyah went from #4373 to #2187 while Helene went from #2191 to #4684.
Tyler Compare
Between 2003 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaniyah went from #4373 to #2187 while Tyler went from #289 to #3518.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2003 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2062 in England and Wales in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Shaniyah

Shaniyah at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Shaniyah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Shaniyah appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Shaniyah and the names beside it

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Shaniyah at a glance

Shaniyah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Shaniyah appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Shaniyah and the names beside it

Shaniyah moved ahead of

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