Girls' name · since 1974
Shanai
392 babies named Shanai in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
392 girls have been named Shanai since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanai has been recorded 392 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2018.
- #13,683 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 392 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanai ranks #13,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 392 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanai's 392 recorded births place it above 81.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shanai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanai's full recorded timeline at 1996, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Shanai by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (129 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Shanai's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shanai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 129 births (33% of all-time use).
Shanai by state
Where Shanai concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shanai's data
- Shanai's decade-level peak was the 1990s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shanais (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanai: 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 (~44 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, 1974–2018 (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 Shanai 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.