Shain vs Shane

Side-by-side comparison of Shain and Shane — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Shain

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Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shain Shane
Current Rank Unranked #601
Total Births (all years) 1,209 192,143
Peak Year 1985 1973
Peak Year Births 40 5,711
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shain Shane
1930ss — 36
1940ss — 159
1950ss — 2,589
1960ss 52 13,923
1970ss 286 50,281
1980ss 300 43,174
1990ss 253 40,600
2000ss 200 26,128
2010ss 102 12,505
2020ss 16 2,748

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shain Shane
2014 8 1,298
2015 8 1,217
2016 — 1,067
2017 9 914
2018 6 874
2019 8 738
2020 6 568
2021 — 598
2022 10 582
2023 — 527
2024 — 473

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1963–2022.

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