Recorded 1994–2004 Girls' name Peak 1996 42 births

Shaian — girls' name

42 babies named Shaian in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s322000s10

The verdict

42 girls have been named Shaian since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

42
total births
1994–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Shaian was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shaian in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaian

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Shaian between 1994 and 2004, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaian currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaian performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shaian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaian 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 42 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.

Shaian at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

42

Since 1994

11 years of records

Peak year

1996

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1994

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2004

Shaian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1994

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1996)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 2004200119991998199619951994 6

Shaian by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 76% of Shaian's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaian?
42 babies have been named Shaian since 1994. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1996 with 8 births.
When was Shaian most popular?
Shaian was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Shaian been used?
Shaian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 11 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Shaian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2004 (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.