boy's name

Shen

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 180

Shen is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2022 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2002.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Shen over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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Births named Shen by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s 45
2010s 50
2020s (to 2021) 5

How popular is Shen?

In 2021, Shen was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shen is used

Canada #2,559 5 in 2007
England & Wales #5,158 3 in 2020
France #5,658 5 in 2021
United States #9,133 8 in 2022

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shen

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

Parents who like Shen also like

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

Sibling names for Shen

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

Common questions about Shen

How popular is the name Shen?

In 2021, Shen was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Shen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Shen?

Shen has 1 syllable.

When was Shen most popular?

Shen peaked in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.