Is Shan a boy or girl name?
Shan was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 28% of the 3,088 US babies named Shan were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,704
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shan since 1944
- 3,088
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 105 babies
Boys and girls named Shan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 51 | 91.1% |
| 1950s | 95 | 171 | 64.3% |
| 1960s | 346 | 254 | 42.3% |
| 1970s | 540 | 239 | 30.7% |
| 1980s | 337 | 88 | 20.7% |
| 1990s | 362 | 39 | 9.7% |
| 2000s | 313 | 17 | 5.2% |
| 2010s | 182 | 5 | 2.7% |
| 2020s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,704 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,597 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,098 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,907 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #10,425 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,757 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #7,056 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | #6,025 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,970 | 5 | #18,450 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,619 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,256 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,944 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,225 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,479 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,214 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,899 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,723 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,769 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,145 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,306 | 5 | #18,705 |
| 2004 | 34 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,572 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,132 | 5 | #17,512 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,518 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,781 | 7 | #12,451 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,302 | 6 | #13,433 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,172 | 7 | #11,561 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,036 | 8 | #10,299 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,718 | 6 | #12,827 |
| 1990 | 39 | #1,963 | 5 | #14,827 |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,545 | 9 | #8,622 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,130 | 6 | #11,511 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,608 | 8 | #8,604 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,914 | 11 | #6,507 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,962 | 5 | #12,131 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,516 | 8 | #8,005 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,264 | 7 | #8,802 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,882 | 13 | #5,470 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,804 | 9 | #7,283 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,469 | 12 | #5,842 |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,351 | 13 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,284 | 14 | #4,880 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,311 | 15 | #4,606 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,315 | 17 | #3,928 |
| 1975 | 51 | #1,190 | 24 | #3,036 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,213 | 24 | #2,987 |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,033 | 27 | #2,671 |
| 1972 | 63 | #1,021 | 36 | #2,166 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,023 | 24 | #2,932 |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,060 | 45 | #1,929 |
| 1969 | 73 | #898 | 25 | #2,692 |
| 1968 | 59 | #956 | 30 | #2,238 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,161 | 31 | #2,157 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,178 | 29 | #2,241 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,221 | 31 | #2,146 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,573 | 28 | #2,339 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,103 | 21 | #2,763 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,103 | 16 | #3,273 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,991 | 27 | #2,346 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,195 | 16 | #3,189 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,283 | 18 | #2,848 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,160 | 31 | #2,016 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,361 | 23 | #2,407 |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,157 | 24 | #2,310 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,209 | 23 | #2,328 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,917 | 8 | #4,592 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,110 | 12 | #3,445 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,332 | 10 | #3,752 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,260 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,632 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,974 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,110 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,971 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,187 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,839 | 6 | #4,493 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shan reached #898 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #1,929 in 1970. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shan
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.