Shanan*
#7,776 most common girls' name of all time · #13,002 across all names · 14% male / 86% female · used 1955–1998 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#7,776
Rank overall
#13,002 of 105,966
First appeared
1955
Years on the list
39 of 146
All-time
868
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1970 #1,734
Best rank
#1,734 1970
Girls
Boys
peak 58/yr
Shanan first appears in 1955. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,171 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,028 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,952 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,759 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,813 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,667 |
| 1992 | 6 | 8 | 14 | #12,084 |
| 1991 | 10 | 5 | 15 | #8,170 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,721 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,282 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,823 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,750 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | 19 | #4,254 |
| 1985 | 15 | 7 | 22 | #4,948 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | 18 | #4,238 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | 17 | #4,376 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | 17 | #4,429 |
| 1981 | 31 | — | 31 | #2,892 |
| 1980 | 24 | 5 | 29 | #3,467 |
| 1979 | 32 | 7 | 39 | #2,768 |
| 1978 | 35 | 9 | 44 | #2,499 |
| 1977 | 42 | 5 | 47 | #2,205 |
| 1976 | 40 | 14 | 54 | #2,161 |
| 1975 | 32 | 14 | 46 | #2,499 |
| 1974 | 35 | 8 | 43 | #2,279 |
| 1973 | 31 | 5 | 36 | #2,443 |
| 1972 | 29 | 9 | 38 | #2,507 |
| 1971 | 36 | 8 | 44 | #2,244 |
| 1970 | 53 | 5 | 58 | #1,734 |
| 1969 | 47 | 8 | 55 | #1,805 |
| 1968 | 24 | 6 | 30 | #2,621 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | 8 | #5,309 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | 11 | #4,154 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,734 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,413 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,381 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,240 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,959 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,696 |