How Many People Are Named Shanan?
people named Shanan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 419,367 people in the US has this name
Based on 868 babies named Shanan in Social Security records from 1955 to 1998, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
58 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shanan, 86.3% were girls and 13.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1960s: 89.2% of the babies were girls then and 93.7% in the 1980s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shanan alive today is about 48 years old, and 93% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 43 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shanan first appears in the records in 1955 and was given most often in 1970, to 58 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1998.
Babies given the name each year, 1955 to 1998
🏆 Rank History
Shanan has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,734, in 1970. Among boys, its best rank was #2,879, in 1975.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,734 (1970) | #2,879 (1975) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,285 in the 1970s | #3,767 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shanan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shanan were born in California than in any other state: about 36 of those alive today.
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