Girls' name · since 1977
Shanaye
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Shanaye, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
122 girls have been named Shanaye since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanaye has been recorded 122 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 1993.
- #24,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanaye ranks #24,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanaye's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanaye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanaye's full recorded timeline at 1987, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanaye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1993
- Peak year (1991)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shanaye by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Shanaye's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shanaye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (46% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanaye: 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 (~16 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, 1977–1993 (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 Shanaye 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.