Recorded 1975–1992 Girls' name Peak 1986 92 births

Shene — girls' name

92 babies named Shene in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s631990s23

The verdict

92 girls have been named Shene since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

92
total births
1975–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Shene was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shene in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shene

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Shene between 1975 and 1992, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shene performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shene 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 92 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.

Shene at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

92

Since 1975

18 years of records

Peak year

1986

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1975

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1992

Shene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1975

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1986)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 1992199019881986198419821975 6

Shene by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
63 births that decade — 68% of Shene's all-time total
1970s61980s631990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shene?
92 babies have been named Shene since 1975. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1986 with 11 births.
When was Shene most popular?
Shene was most popular in the 1980s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Shene been used?
Shene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 18 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Shene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–1992 (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.