Shann vs Shane

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

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Shann

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Shane

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Metric Shann Shane
Current Rank Unranked #601
Total Births (all years) 281 192,143
Peak Year 1976 1973
Peak Year Births 20 5,711
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1958 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shann Shane
1930ss — 36
1940ss — 159
1950ss 11 2,589
1960ss 55 13,923
1970ss 134 50,281
1980ss 75 43,174
1990ss — 40,600
2000ss 6 26,128
2010ss — 12,505
2020ss — 2,748

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shann Shane
2014 — 1,298
2015 — 1,217
2016 — 1,067
2017 — 914
2018 — 874
2019 — 738
2020 — 568
2021 — 598
2022 — 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, 1958–2006.

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