Girls' name · since 1967
Shanae
Shanae has 3,471 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,151 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,471
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shanae is the #12151 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,471 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Shanae recorded 3,471 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #12151 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, 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 1967 to 2025.
- #3,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,151 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,471 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanae ranks #3,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,151 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,471 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,151 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,471
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanae's 3,471 recorded births place it above 95.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shanae compares
3,471 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Shanae's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shanae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,471 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 409 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shanae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanae's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 409, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 409
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Shanae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,512 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Shanae's strongest decade.
1,512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shanae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 297
1970s
297 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,263 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,512 births
- 2000s 274
2000s
274 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,512 births (44% of all-time use).
How Shanae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shanae's total volume
Shanae by state
Where Shanae concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 361 | 10.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 264 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 204 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 186 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 118 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 102 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 88 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 77 | 2.2% |
361 of 3,471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Shanae appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanae's data
- Shanae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,512 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shanaes (361 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Shanae 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.