How popular is the name Shane?

Shane ranks 183rd among boys' names in US records, with 212,384 births since 1933. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,162.

Is Shane a unisex name?

No. Shane is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1973, when 5,995 children were given the name. It has been in use for 92 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Shayne, Shain, Shaine, Shayn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#183 of boy names

Pronounced SH EY1 N (ARPABET)

Shane is a boys' name, and first appears in 1933. It has been given to 212,384 children — the 183rd most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 61% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1973, when 5,995 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Shayne, Shain, Shaine and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

1973Boys: 5,995Girls: 307

These spellings sound identical to Shane and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Shane?: Shane ranks 183rd among boys' names in US records, with 212,384 births since 1933. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,162.
Is Shane a unisex name?: No. Shane is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Shane most popular?: 1973, when 5,995 children were given the name. It has been in use for 92 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Shane spelled?: Shayne, Shain, Shaine, Shayn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.