Shanica
Shanica Knowles, also known mononymously as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, known for her roles as Amber Addison on Hannah Montana, Shauna Keaton on Jump In!, and Vanessa on Unfabulous. She has also portrayed the roles of Tichina Arnold on Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le, Simone Burch on The Young and the Restless, and Tahlia on Life-Size 2.
Meaning & Origin of Shanica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shanica Knowles, also known mononymously as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, known for her roles as Amber Addison on Hannah Montana, Shauna Keaton on Jump In!, and Vanessa on Unfabulous. She has also portrayed the roles of Tichina Arnold on Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le, Simone Burch on The Young and the Restless, and Tahlia on Life-Size 2.
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The Story of Shanica
The earliest SSA record of Shanica as a baby girl name dates back to 1973, when 6 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Shanica — #3,007 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Shanica on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Shanica last appeared in the published SSA data in 1997, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 409 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Shanica
Shanica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 409 births in the dataset. Shanica's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #3,007. Use the chart and map above to compare Shanica's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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