girl's name

Shanni

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 34

Shanni is a girl's name. In 1996 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1971, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1969.

Shanni over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1996, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '90
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Births named Shanni by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 6
1970s 12
1990s (to 1996) 10

How popular is Shanni?

In 1996, Shanni was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shanni is used

England & Wales #5,704 3 in 2006
United States #13,922 5 in 1996

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Shanni

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shanni also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shanni over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shanni

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shanni — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shanni

How popular is the name Shanni?

In 1996, Shanni was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shanni a girl's or a boy's name?

Shanni is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shanni most popular?

Shanni peaked in 1971, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.