Recorded 1971–1986 Boys' name Peak 1971 52 births

Shaen — boys' name

52 babies named Shaen in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s18

The verdict

52 boys have been named Shaen since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1986.

52
total births
1971–1986
years on record
1970s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Shaen was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shaen in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaen

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Shaen between 1971 and 1986, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shaen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaen 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 52 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.

Shaen at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

52

Since 1971

16 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1971

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1986

Shaen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1971

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
45678910 19861985198219791977197619721971 9

Shaen by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 65% of Shaen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaen?
52 babies have been named Shaen since 1971. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Shaen most popular?
Shaen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Shaen been used?
Shaen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 16 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Shaen?
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.

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, 1971–1986 (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.