Shanai
#12,739 most common girls' name of all time · #21,071 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1974–2018
Rank among girls
#12,739
Rank overall
#21,071 of 105,966
First appeared
1974
Years on the list
34 of 146
All-time
392
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1991 #3,894
Best rank
#3,894 1991
Girls
Boys
peak 27/yr
Shanai first appears in 1974. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,217 |
| 2013 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,011 |
| 2011 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,415 |
| 2010 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,581 |
| 2009 | 11 | — | 11 | #10,188 |
| 2008 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,656 |
| 2007 | 11 | — | 11 | #10,347 |
| 2006 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,484 |
| 2005 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,090 |
| 2004 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,077 |
| 2003 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,724 |
| 2002 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,522 |
| 2001 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,400 |
| 2000 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,116 |
| 1999 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,804 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,498 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,356 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,933 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,013 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,472 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,975 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | 27 | #3,894 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | 19 | #4,994 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | 16 | #5,458 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,150 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | 15 | #5,241 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,559 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,376 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,813 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,759 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,444 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,911 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,749 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,663 |