Shanequa

Girl · recorded 1971–2002

  • 2002last recorded
  • 1991best year

Most popular in 1991.

Last recorded in 2002. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Shanequa.

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Its story

Popularity since 1971

07615119711979198719942002

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 32 recorded years as a table
Shanequa, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19713
19727
197312
197413
197516
197621
197722
197831
197929
198024
198132
198224
198322
198437
198531
198626
198733
198835
198934
199092
1991151
1992126
199382
199452
199535
199617
199717
199815
199916
20003
20013
20024

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shanequa isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2002
8
Rank in 2002
#11,108
How rare
1 in 224,610 girls
Since 1971
1,874

Shanequa was last recorded in 2002. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1991, at 151 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Shanequa doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.