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Shanina
How to Pronounce Shanina
Pronounced shuh-NEE-nuh /ʃəˈniː.nə/Medium
Meaning: Shanina is a coined American name that pairs the popular Shan- prefix with the soft -ina ending found in names like Nina and Christina. It was built for its melody rather than a single fixed meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Shanina is an invented name that joins the Shan- prefix with the flowing -ina ending, part of a wave of coined girls' names in the 1970s. It appears in United States records from around 1972 and reached a modest high around 1980. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak.
A girl named Shanina from that time would be in her forties now. The name gained a public face through model Shanina Shaik, born in 1991, which lends the coinage a real-world anchor even though it never became common in the United States.
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Famous Bearers
- ★Shanina Shaik (b. 1991)Australian fashion model of Pakistani, Saudi, Lithuanian and Australian heritage
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shanina mean?
It is a coined name pairing the Shan- prefix with the soft -ina ending; it was chosen for its melody rather than a single dictionary meaning.
How do you pronounce Shanina?
It's said shuh-NEE-nuh /ʃəˈniː.nə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Shanina a boy or girl name?
Shanina is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shanina?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak around the early eighties.