US rank #2083 Boys' name Peak 2009 2,443 births

Shaan — #2083 US boys' name

2,443 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.

1970s351980s1181990s2382000s7862010s8822020s384
#2083
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Shaan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

113 babies were named Shaan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,443 babies named Shaan between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaan currently holds the #2083 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 113 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 882 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shaan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 472 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Shaan in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,443 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shaan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,443

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2009

113 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,083

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
113
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Shaan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
882 births that decade — 36% of Shaan's all-time total
1970s351980s1181990s2382000s7862010s8822020s384

Shaan by state

Where Shaan concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
472 19.3%
#2 New Jersey
209 8.6%
#3 Texas
187 7.7%
#4 New York
182 7.4%
#5 Illinois
149 6.1%
#6 Florida
45 1.8%
#7 Georgia
38 1.6%
#8 Virginia
34 1.4%
California share of Shaan's total US births 19.3%
Even split

472 of 2,443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Shaan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaan?
2,443 babies have been named Shaan since 1970. It currently ranks #2083 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 113 births.
When was Shaan most popular?
Shaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 882 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Shaan most popular?
The top states for the name Shaan are California (472 births), New Jersey (209 births), Texas (187 births).
How long has the name Shaan been used?
Shaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.