Girls' name · since 1994
Shaian
Shaian has 42 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
42 girls have been named Shaian since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shaian recorded 42 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2004.
- #37,085 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaian ranks #37,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #37,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaian's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaian splits its recorded history at 1998: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2004
- Peak year (1996)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Shaian by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (32 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Shaian's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Shaian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (76% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shaian's data
- Shaian's decade-level peak was the 1990s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1994–2004 (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 Shaian 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.