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Shenee

shuh-NEE /ʃəˈni/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1996 (#13,518)
Babies in 1996
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#4,496 in 1988
First recorded
1969

Meaning of Shenee

Shenee bursts onto the scene like a bright papel picado banner dancing over a sunlit plaza. It’s a modern American creation with a playful wink to the French suffix –née, a cousin to Renée that promises rebirth and fresh starts. The name rustles like leaves in a chênaie, borrowing the oak grove’s timeless strength, then spins into flamenco rhythms under a Spanish moon. It’s a splash of sunshine on a siesta afternoon and a firework finale at a midday fiesta. Parents choosing Shenee embrace a name that sparkles with warmth, resilience and playful charm—each syllable wrapping little Shenee in a vibrant hug of joy.

How to pronounce Shenee

English

Popularity of Shenee in the U.S.

Shenee was last recorded in the U.S. in 1996, ranked #13,518 with 5 babies. It peaked at #4,496 in 1988. It first appears in the records in 1969.

Bar and line chart: Shenee in the U.S., 1969–1996. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 22 in 1991 and 5 in 1996. Line: rank among girl names, peak #4,496 in 1988, #13,518 in 1996.
  • Girls named Shenee (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1969–1996. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1969⁠–⁠1996 26 rows
Shenee: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
1996513,518back (not recorded in 1995)
1994513,430▼ 3,871
199389,559▼ 2,907
1992136,652▼ 2,155
1991224,497▲ 1,634
1990146,131▲ 824
1989116,955▼ 2,459
1988194,496▲ 4,282
198778,778▼ 3,814
1986154,964▲ 1,067
1985116,031▲ 1,367
198487,398▼ 693
198396,705▼ 794
1982115,911▲ 2,217
198178,128▼ 1,339
198096,789▼ 600
1979106,189▼ 975
1978125,214▼ 1
1977125,213▲ 2
1976115,215▲ 301
1975105,516▼ 796
1974124,720▲ 1,946
197376,666▲ 1,626
197258,292back (not recorded in 1971)
197057,995▼ 524
196957,471new