Girls' name · since 1983
Shian
419 babies named Shian in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shian is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 419 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shian has been recorded 419 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 2009.
- #13,163 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 419 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shian ranks #13,163 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 419 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shian's 419 recorded births place it above 81.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shian splits its recorded history at 1998: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shian popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2009
- Peak year (1998)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shian popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2008 (Shian as boys' name)
Shian by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (218 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Shian's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
218 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 218 births (52% of all-time use).
Shian by state
Where Shian concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 25 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
25 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Shian's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (218 total births) through the 2000s (176) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shians (25 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 Shian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1983–2009 (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 Shian 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.