Girls' name · since 1987
Shany
Shany has 85 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
85 girls have been named Shany since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shany recorded 85 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2023.
- #29,018 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 85 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shany ranks #29,018 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shany's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shany's full recorded timeline at 2010, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Shany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Shany's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (31% of all-time use).
Shany by state
Where Shany concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 5.9% |
5 of 85 births nationwide.
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- Shany's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shanys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1987–2023 (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 Shany 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.