Shanay
Shanay was the 13593rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 7658th with 11 babies. More babies were named Shanay in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,593 boys, down 3,162 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202311 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,465babies recorded
Shanay popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #13,593 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | — | #10,431 | — | 7 |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | #7,518 | — | 14 | — |
| 1990 | #1,235 | — | 135 | — |
| 1980 | #3,700 | — | 22 | — |
| 1970 | #6,925 | — | 7 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Shanay, counting every spelling?
Shanay has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shanay?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shanay (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shanay 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shanay.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
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Questions about the name Shanay
How popular is the name Shanay?
Shanay was the 13593rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 7658th with 11 babies. More babies were named Shanay in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Shanay a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shanay in the US.