How Many People Are Named Shanah?
An estimated 278 people in the United States have the first name Shanah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shanah peaked in popularity in 1977 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanah 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 Shanah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
278
About 1 in 1,232,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1977
17 births
Total Registered
295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanah
Shanah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 295 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanah as a female name
Ranked #20,000 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1977 (17 births)
Shanah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanah span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 110 babies were registered. While Shanah is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shanah by Decade
How has Shanah 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.
Shanah by State
Shanah + Last Name Combinations
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Shanah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanah?
We estimate approximately 278 people named Shanah 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 1,232,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanah a common name?
Shanah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanah most popular?
Shanah reached peak popularity in 1977, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanah is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanah a female name?
Shanah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanah Smith, Shanah Johnson, Shanah 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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