Shanen
The Story of Shanen
As a girl name
American parents first put Shanen on the record books as a girl name in 1968, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 11 Shanens were born — ranking #5,216 that year. About 49% of every Shanen on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shanen last appeared in the published SSA data in 1995, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 131 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shanen as a boy name dates back to 1967, when 6 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Shanen — #3,659 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Shanen on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shanen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 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 Shanen
Shanen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 131 births in the dataset. Shanen's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #5,216. Use the chart and map above to compare Shanen'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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