How Many People Are Named Shane?
people named Shane are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,861 people in the US has this name
Based on 196,166 babies named Shane in Social Security records from 1933 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,931 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of SEÁN. It came into general use in America after the release of the western movie 'Shane' (1953).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Shane in English. Counting Shane and these spellings together, about 196,479 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shane, 1.9% were girls and 98.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Shane fell from 18.5% in the 1940s to 1.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shane alive today is about 37 years old, and 67% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shane first appears in the records in 1933 and was given most often in 1973, to 5,931 babies. In 2025, 439 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1933 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shane never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #54, in 1973, and it was in the top 100 for 26 years, 1969 to 1994. In 2025 it ranked #636.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #636 |
| Best rank | #54 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | 26 (1969 to 1994) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #60 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shane alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shane were born in California than in any other state: about 18,500 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shane was given 2.8 times as often in Montana, 2.5 times in Hawaii and 2.4 times in North Dakota.
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