How Many People Are Named Shani?
An estimated 4,237 people in the United States have the first name Shani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Shani peaked in popularity in 1969 with 223 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shani 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 Shani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,237
About 1 in 80,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1969
223 births
Total Registered
4,535
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shani
Shani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,535 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Shani as a male name
Ranked #11,844 in 2000
5 male births in 2000
Peak: 1975 (6 births)
Shani as a female name
Ranked #6,579 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (223 births)
Shani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shani span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,435 babies were registered. Shani has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shani by Decade
How has Shani 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.
Shani by State
Birth registrations for Shani span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Kentucky, Iowa. On average, about 85 Shanis were registered per state.
Shani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shani?
We estimate approximately 4,237 people named Shani 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 80,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Shani a common name?
Shani is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,535 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shani most popular?
Shani reached peak popularity in 1969, when 223 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shani is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shani a female name?
Shani is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shani Smith, Shani Johnson, Shani 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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