Is Shiann a boy or girl name?

Shiann is a girl’s name. Of the 2,008 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shiann

Recorded 1975–2022 · United States

Shiann was most popular in 1998, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,291 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,008 people named Shiann.

Shiann over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shiann’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shiann a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shiann is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,008 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Shiann

Where Shiann 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