How Many People Are Named Shanai?
An estimated 379 people in the United States have the first name Shanai. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Shanai peaked in popularity in 1991 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanai 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 Shanai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
379
About 1 in 904,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1991
27 births
Total Registered
392
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanai
Shanai is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 392 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanai as a female name
Ranked #17,752 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1991 (27 births)
Shanai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanai span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 129 babies were registered. Shanai has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanai by Decade
How has Shanai 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.
Shanai by State
Shanai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanai?
We estimate approximately 379 people named Shanai 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 904,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanai a common name?
Shanai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 392 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanai most popular?
Shanai reached peak popularity in 1991, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanai is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanai a female name?
Shanai is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanai Smith, Shanai Johnson, Shanai 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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