Shant vs Shane

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

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Shant

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Shane

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Metric Shant Shane
Current Rank Unranked #601
Total Births (all years) 817 192,143
Peak Year 1991 1973
Peak Year Births 33 5,711
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shant Shane
1930ss — 36
1940ss — 159
1950ss — 2,589
1960ss — 13,923
1970ss 58 50,281
1980ss 203 43,174
1990ss 249 40,600
2000ss 185 26,128
2010ss 95 12,505
2020ss 27 2,748

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shant Shane
2014 — 1,298
2015 12 1,217
2016 11 1,067
2017 14 914
2018 — 874
2019 10 738
2020 12 568
2021 6 598
2022 — 582
2023 9 527
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, 1972–2023.

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