Is Shanay a boy or girl name?

Shanay is a girl’s name. Of the 1,465 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.6% were girls and 3.4% were boys.

Shanay

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Shanay was most popular in 1992, when 153 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,959 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,465 people named Shanay.

Shanay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shanay’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanay is a girl’s name — 96.6% of the 1,465 Americans given it were girls and 3.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shanay

Where Shanay is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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