Boy or Girl

Is Shaan a boy or girl name?

Shaan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 72 boys were named Shaan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,443 US babies named Shaan were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#2,086
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Shaan since 1970
2,443
Most popular year
2009
113 babies
Babies named Shaan each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Shaan from 1970 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Shaan, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s3500%
1980s11800%
1990s23800%
2000s78600%
2010s88200%
2020s38400%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202472#2,0860–
202380#1,9500–
202267#2,1850–
202197#1,6950–
202068#2,0900–
201987#1,7850–
201873#2,0120–
201777#1,8930–
2016102#1,6010–
201590#1,7280–
201474#1,9570–
201381#1,7900–
201299#1,5940–
2011105#1,5220–
201094#1,6640–
2009113#1,4810–
2008100#1,5920–
200793#1,6570–
200684#1,6960–
200571#1,8320–
200484#1,5800–
200362#1,9020–
200278#1,5840–
200146#2,2400–
200055#1,9180–
199929#2,9250–
199835#2,4950–
199725#3,0510–
199618#3,8030–
199531#2,4880–
199422#3,1930–
199327#2,6810–
199226#2,7320–
199117#3,6080–
19908#6,3210–
198916#3,5940–
198816#3,3250–
198711#4,1940–
198616#3,1060–
198516#3,0550–
198411#3,8930–
198311#3,8340–
19826#6,2720–
19819#4,4340–
19806#6,1190–
19797#5,2710–
19780–0–
19770–0–
19769#3,9540–
19750–0–
19747#4,5610–
19730–0–
19725#5,6200–
19710–0–
19707#4,1710–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Shaan reached #1,481 in 2009. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.