girl's name
Shanae
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,031
Shanae is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1991, when 409 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
Shanae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 297 |
| 1980s | 1,263 |
| 1990s | 1,512 |
| 2000s | 274 |
| 2010s | 73 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 33 |
How popular is Shanae?
In 2025, Shanae was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shanae is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Shanae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shanaë | Shanaë is a rare spelling of Shanae, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
| Shanaé | Shanaé is a rare spelling of Shanae, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Shanae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shanae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shanae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shanae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shanae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shanae
How popular is the name Shanae?
In 2025, Shanae was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shanae a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanae is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shanae most popular?
Shanae peaked in 1991, when 409 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shanae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shanae currently ranks #13,033 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.