How Many People Are Named Shani?
people named Shani are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 78,319 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,542 babies named Shani in Social Security records from 1962 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
223 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Shani (99.6%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shani alive today is about 39 years old, and 72% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shani first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 1969, to 223 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shani has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #665, in 1969. In 2025 it ranked #12,975.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,975 |
| Best rank | #665 (1969) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #922 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shani alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shani were born in California than in any other state: about 625 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shani was given 3.5 times as often in New York, 2.2 times in California and 1.9 times in Florida.
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