Is Shanan a boy or girl name?

Shanan is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 868 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 85.8% were girls and 14.2% were boys.

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Shanan

Recorded 1955–1998 · United States

Shanan was most popular in 1970, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,583 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 868 people named Shanan.

Shanan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shanan’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanan is mostly a girl’s name — 85.8% of the 868 Americans given it were girls and 14.2% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org