Boys' name · since 1970
Shaan
2,507 babies named Shaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,865 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,213 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,507
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shaan currently ranks #2213 among boys' names in America, with 2,507 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaan has been recorded 2,507 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #2213 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,865 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,213 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,507 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaan ranks #2,865 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,213 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,507 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,865 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,213 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,507
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shaan's 2,507 recorded births place it above 93.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shaan compares
2,507 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaan's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,507 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaan's full recorded timeline at 2000, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 113 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Shaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (882 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Shaan's strongest decade.
882 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 118
1980s
118 births
- 1990s 238
1990s
238 births
- 2000s
2000s
786 births
- 2010s
2010s
882 births
- 2020s
2020s
448 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 882 births (35% of all-time use).
How Shaan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shaan's total volume
Shaan by state
Where Shaan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 484 | 19.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 220 | 8.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 188 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 187 | 7.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 157 | 6.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 45 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 38 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 34 | 1.4% |
484 of 2,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Shaan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaan's data
- Shaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (882 total births) through the 2020s (448) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shaans (484 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shaan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.