How Many People Are Named Shanen?
An estimated 166 people in the United States have the first name Shanen. It is used for both genders, with 73.2% female. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Shanen peaked in popularity in 1976 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanen 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 Shanen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
166
About 1 in 2,064,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
73.2% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1976
17 births
Total Registered
179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanen
Shanen is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (26.8%) and females (73.2%). Out of 179 total births registered, 48 were male and 131 were female.
Shanen as a male name
Ranked #13,685 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1975 (9 births)
Shanen as a female name
Ranked #11,558 in 1995
7 female births in 1995
Peak: 1976 (11 births)
Shanen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanen span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 79 babies were registered. Shanen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanen by Decade
How has Shanen 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.
Shanen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanen?
We estimate approximately 166 people named Shanen 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 2,064,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanen a common name?
Shanen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanen most popular?
Shanen reached peak popularity in 1976, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanen is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanen a female name?
Shanen is predominantly female. 73.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanen Smith, Shanen Johnson, Shanen 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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