Shanne
The Story of Shanne
As a girl name
Shanne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1974: 6 births, good for #7,679 nationwide. About 33% of every Shanne on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shanne last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 6 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.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shanne as a boy name dates back to 1971, when 5 babies received it. 1972 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Shanne — #3,962 in the national rankings. About 65% of every Shanne on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shanne last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shanne
Shanne is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Shanne's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #7,679. Use the chart and map above to compare Shanne'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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