Girls' name · since 1984
Shanari
Shanari has 17 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Shanari since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shanari recorded 17 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2010.
- #48,155 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanari ranks #48,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #48,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanari's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanari's full recorded timeline at 2006, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2010
- Peak year (1984)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shanari by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Shanari's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shanari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Shanari's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1984–2010 (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 Shanari 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.