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Shane is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 195,726 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 192,143 as boys and 3,583 as girls. Shane gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1973 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 480
2023 538
2022 592
2021 618
2020 583
2019 751
2018 891
2017 932
2016 1,084
2015 1,234
2014 1,314
2013 1,409
2012 1,497
2011 1,668
2010 1,900
2009 2,164
2008 2,336
2007 2,275
2006 2,305
2005 2,492
2004 2,510
2003 2,838
2002 3,065
2001 3,143
2000 3,303
1999 3,282
1998 3,204
1997 3,352
1996 3,539
1995 3,687
1994 4,139
1993 4,500
1992 4,910
1991 5,195
1990 5,346
1989 4,922
1988 5,235
1987 5,383
1986 5,010
1985 4,637
1984 3,394
1983 3,468
1982 3,602
1981 3,793
1980 4,434
1979 4,576
1978 4,562
1977 4,956
1976 5,196
1975 5,318
1974 5,812
1973 5,932
1972 5,438
1971 5,206
1970 4,548
1969 3,614
1968 2,566
1967 2,008
1966 1,358
1965 1,049
1964 919
1963 867
1962 727
1961 601
1960 548
1959 514
1958 432
1957 402
1956 363
1955 323
1954 374
1953 197
1952 52
1951 49
1950 34
1949 34
1948 35
1947 25
1946 13
1945 9
1944 16
1943 16
1942 17
1941 22
1940 8
1939 5
1937 8
1935 8
1934 9
1933 6