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I think the name has a bad rep. It's seen as very unprofessional and stereotypical.
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In the US social security website, there is a link to download the list of names "beyond the top 1000". These are lists of the number of babies born of a given name for each year since 1880 (at least in social security records). Only names that are used on 5 or more children for a gender is included. According to this list for 2012, Shaniqua was nowhere to be found. This means that in 2012, less than 5 girls were named Shaniqua.
As a matter of fact, Shaniqua has only been on the top 1000 for six years (1989-1994). It's peak was in 1991 where it was #313. This sudden rise of popularity in this unusual name was likely the 1990 hip hop song "Shaniqua" by Oran "Juice" Jones.
It's interesting that the ultimate stereotypical "ghetto-black" name is not even being used. The point of names like Shaniqua is that they are unique and stray from mainstream American-English culture. Since Shaniqua is so well-known, it loses it's purpose as a given name for future children in the African-American community. Invented names based on sound are still being used (see the "beyond the top 1000" list), but not Shaniqua.
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As a matter of fact, Shaniqua has only been on the top 1000 for six years (1989-1994). It's peak was in 1991 where it was #313. This sudden rise of popularity in this unusual name was likely the 1990 hip hop song "Shaniqua" by Oran "Juice" Jones.
It's interesting that the ultimate stereotypical "ghetto-black" name is not even being used. The point of names like Shaniqua is that they are unique and stray from mainstream American-English culture. Since Shaniqua is so well-known, it loses it's purpose as a given name for future children in the African-American community. Invented names based on sound are still being used (see the "beyond the top 1000" list), but not Shaniqua.
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Obviously, an African-American name.
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