Girls' name · since 1968
Shaneen
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 321 babies named Shaneen, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaneen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 321 have been recorded since 1968.
Shaneen has 321 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1995.
- #15,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 321 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaneen ranks #15,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 321 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaneen's 321 recorded births place it above 78.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shaneen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaneen splits its recorded history at 1982: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaneen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1995
- Peak year (1981)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shaneen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (140 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Shaneen's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shaneen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 140 births (44% of all-time use).
Shaneen by state
Where Shaneen concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 5.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 3.1% |
16 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaneen's data
- Shaneen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaneens (16 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 Shaneen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1968–1995 (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 Shaneen 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.