Unisex name · since 1968
Shanen
Shanen has 131 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
131 girls have been named Shanen since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shanen recorded 131 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 1995.
- #24,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 131 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanen ranks #24,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shanen's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanen's full recorded timeline at 1979, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1995
- Peak year (1976)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shanen popularity over time - boys
48 total births recorded since 1967 (Shanen as boys' name)
Shanen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (64 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Shanen's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Shanen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 64 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shanen's data
- Shanen's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 1990s (30) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
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 Shanen 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.