Shanan
The Story of Shanan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Shanan as a girl name dates back to 1955, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 53 newborns named Shanan — #1,719 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Shanan on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shanan last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 745 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shanan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1968, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 14 births, good for #2,752 nationwide. About 68% of every Shanan on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shanan last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 123 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shanan
Shanan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 745 births in the dataset. Shanan's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,719. Use the chart and map above to compare Shanan'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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