Recorded 1965–2013 Girls' name Peak 1969 493 births

Shanie — girls' name

493 babies named Shanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s611970s1561980s751990s1262000s642010s11
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Shanie was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

32 babies were named Shanie in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Shanie between 1965 and 2013, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shanie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 493 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shanie at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

493

Since 1965

49 years of records

Peak year

1969

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1965

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2013

Shanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1965

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1969)
32
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Shanie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
156 births that decade — 32% of Shanie's all-time total
1960s611970s1561980s751990s1262000s642010s11

Shanie by state

Where Shanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shanie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 3.2%
California share of Shanie's total US births 3.2%

16 of 493 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanie?
493 babies have been named Shanie since 1965. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1969 with 32 births.
When was Shanie most popular?
Shanie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Shanie most popular?
The top states for the name Shanie are California (16 births).
How long has the name Shanie been used?
Shanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 49 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Shanie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.