Girls' name · since 1968
Shanann
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Shanann, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,627 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shanann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Shanann recorded 34 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1973.
- #39,627 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanann ranks #39,627 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #39,627 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shanann's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanann's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1973
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Shanann by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 71% of the file).
1970s was Shanann's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Shanann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~5 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, 1968–1973 (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 Shanann 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.