How Many People Are Named Shahan?
An estimated 301 people in the United States have the first name Shahan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Shahan peaked in popularity in 2014 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shahan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shahan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
301
About 1 in 1,138,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2014
17 births
Total Registered
305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shahan
Shahan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 305 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shahan as a male name
Ranked #6,743 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (17 births)
Shahan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shahan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 125 babies were registered. While Shahan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shahan by Decade
How has Shahan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shahan by State
Shahan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shahan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shahan
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Shahan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shahan?
We estimate approximately 301 people named Shahan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,138,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Shahan a common name?
Shahan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shahan most popular?
Shahan reached peak popularity in 2014, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shahan is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shahan a male name?
Shahan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shahan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shahan Smith, Shahan Johnson, Shahan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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