Shan
Shan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 898th with 73 babies. More babies were named Shan in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedboys
- Babies in 2025
- 0boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196973 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,088babies recorded
Shan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | #10,430 | — | 7 |
| 2010 | — | #4,215 | — | 24 |
| 2000 | — | #2,518 | — | 38 |
| 1990 | #14,827 | #1,963 | 5 | 39 |
| 1980 | #5,842 | #1,469 | 12 | 43 |
| 1970 | #1,929 | #1,060 | 45 | 60 |
| 1960 | #3,189 | #2,193 | 16 | 15 |
| 1950 | #3,633 | — | 10 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Shan, counting every spelling?
Shan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Shan?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Shan are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 26 and 54. That makes Shan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Shan
How popular is the name Shan?
Shan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 898th with 73 babies. More babies were named Shan in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shan in the US.