Girls' name · since 2000
Shanzay
253 babies named Shanzay in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shanzay currently ranks #12518 among girls' names in America, with 253 babies recorded since 2000.
Shanzay has 253 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12518 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #17,501 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,518 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 253 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanzay ranks #17,501 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,518 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 253 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shanzay's 253 recorded births place it above 75.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shanzay compares
253 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shanzay's all-time total is 33% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shanzay | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 253 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shanzay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanzay splits its recorded history at 2014: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanzay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shanzay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (141 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Shanzay's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shanzay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 141 births (56% of all-time use).
Shanzay by state
Where Shanzay concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shanzay's data
- Shanzay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shanzays (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanzay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Shanzay 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.