Shanae
Shanae was the 12979th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 572nd with 409 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 145 places. More babies were named Shanae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,979 girls, down 2,819 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991409 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,471babies recorded
Shanae popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,979 | 7 |
| 2020 | #10,160 | 10 |
| 2010 | #8,639 | 14 |
| 2000 | #3,872 | 33 |
| 1990 | #691 | 307 |
| 1980 | #1,976 | 54 |
| 1970 | #5,734 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shanae, counting every spelling?
Shanae has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shanae?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shanae (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shanae born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shanae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shanae?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Shanae are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 34 and 40. That makes Shanae 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.
Shanae by state
How common Shanae was among girls born in each state in 1989–1993, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (3.5×), Utah (3.3×), Pennsylvania (2.0×), Colorado (2.0×), Michigan (1.9×). In 21 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Shanae
How popular is the name Shanae?
Shanae was the 12979th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 572nd with 409 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 145 places. More babies were named Shanae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shanae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shanae in the US.
Where was Shanae most popular?
In 1989–1993, Shanae was most common in District of Columbia (0.85 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Utah.