Shanen
The Story of Shanen
As a girl name
Shanen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1968, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 11 Shanens were born — ranking #5,216 that year. As of 2026, Shanen ranks #10,514 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 131 Shanens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shanen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 9 Shanens were born — ranking #3,659 that year. As of 2026, Shanen ranks #12,053 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 48 Shanens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through 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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