Shanica is a rare variant of Shanika that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Shanica is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1997. Shanica was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1985 (30 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,716 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #10,385 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,684 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #5,159 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #4,504 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #5,619 |
| 1990 | 25 | — | #4,099 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #4,816 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #5,554 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #5,565 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | #3,345 |
| 1985 | 30 | — | #3,069 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,827 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,250 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #4,684 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | #3,514 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #3,974 |
| 1979 | 26 | — | #3,225 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | #4,047 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | #3,887 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #5,132 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #4,092 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,689 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #8,216 |