Girls' name · since 1983
Shannae
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Shannae, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shannae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shannae has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1983, 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 1983 to 1992.
- #34,877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shannae ranks #34,877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shannae's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shannae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shannae splits its recorded history at 1989: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shannae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1992
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shannae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Shannae's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shannae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shannae: 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 (~9 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, 1983–1992 (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 Shannae 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.