Shanika is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Shanika is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Shanika was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1979 (410 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,973 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #18,457 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,858 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #19,129 | — |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #11,128 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,499 | — |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #8,464 | — |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #8,032 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #13,426 | — |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #7,842 | — |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,776 | — |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #7,523 | — |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,954 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #5,539 | — |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | #4,383 | — |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | #3,239 | — |
| 1998 | 56 | 56 | #2,493 | — |
| 1997 | 65 | — | #2,154 | — |
| 1996 | 79 | — | #1,859 | — |
| 1995 | 105 | — | #1,506 | — |
| 1994 | 119 | — | #1,388 | — |
| 1993 | 178 | — | #1,040 | — |
| 1992 | 250 | — | #806 | — |
| 1991 | 289 | — | #722 | — |
| 1990 | 288 | — | #727 | — |
| 1989 | 290 | — | #702 | #7,754 |
| 1988 | 271 | — | #704 | — |
| 1987 | 296 | — | #639 | — |
| 1986 | 233 | — | #748 | — |
| 1985 | 269 | — | #672 | — |
| 1984 | 277 | — | #638 | — |
| 1983 | 275 | — | #629 | — |
| 1982 | 293 | — | #626 | #7,202 |
| 1981 | 257 | — | #676 | — |
| 1980 | 262 | — | #672 | — |
| 1979 | 410 | — | #495 | — |
| 1978 | 257 | — | #639 | — |
| 1977 | 188 | — | #800 | — |
| 1976 | 129 | — | #991 | — |
| 1975 | 106 | — | #1,109 | — |
| 1974 | 66 | — | #1,498 | — |
| 1973 | 27 | — | #2,672 | — |
| 1972 | 28 | — | #2,578 | — |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #4,088 | — |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,255 | — |