Is Shane a boy or girl name?
Shane is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 473 boys were named Shane, so 1.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.8% of the 195,726 US babies named Shane were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #601
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,216
- Babies named Shane since 1933
- 195,726
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 5,932 babies
Boys and girls named Shane, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 159 | 36 | 18.5% |
| 1950s | 2,589 | 151 | 5.5% |
| 1960s | 13,923 | 334 | 2.3% |
| 1970s | 50,281 | 1,263 | 2.5% |
| 1980s | 43,174 | 704 | 1.6% |
| 1990s | 40,600 | 554 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 26,128 | 303 | 1.1% |
| 2010s | 12,505 | 175 | 1.4% |
| 2020s | 2,748 | 63 | 2.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 473 | #601 | 7 | #13,216 |
| 2023 | 527 | #555 | 11 | #9,505 |
| 2022 | 582 | #511 | 10 | #10,283 |
| 2021 | 598 | #493 | 20 | #6,134 |
| 2020 | 568 | #508 | 15 | #7,513 |
| 2019 | 738 | #424 | 13 | #8,531 |
| 2018 | 874 | #372 | 17 | #7,053 |
| 2017 | 914 | #359 | 18 | #6,767 |
| 2016 | 1,067 | #325 | 17 | #7,187 |
| 2015 | 1,217 | #295 | 17 | #7,222 |
| 2014 | 1,298 | #277 | 16 | #7,586 |
| 2013 | 1,398 | #257 | 11 | #10,142 |
| 2012 | 1,480 | #244 | 17 | #7,412 |
| 2011 | 1,643 | #213 | 25 | #5,522 |
| 2010 | 1,876 | #198 | 24 | #5,756 |
| 2009 | 2,131 | #178 | 33 | #4,557 |
| 2008 | 2,307 | #174 | 29 | #5,119 |
| 2007 | 2,241 | #184 | 34 | #4,461 |
| 2006 | 2,277 | #179 | 28 | #5,075 |
| 2005 | 2,459 | #166 | 33 | #4,253 |
| 2004 | 2,476 | #165 | 34 | #4,157 |
| 2003 | 2,816 | #144 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2002 | 3,030 | #130 | 35 | #3,795 |
| 2001 | 3,116 | #128 | 27 | #4,548 |
| 2000 | 3,275 | #116 | 28 | #4,381 |
| 1999 | 3,247 | #110 | 35 | #3,555 |
| 1998 | 3,166 | #118 | 38 | #3,288 |
| 1997 | 3,317 | #114 | 35 | #3,358 |
| 1996 | 3,488 | #112 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 1995 | 3,630 | #103 | 57 | #2,340 |
| 1994 | 4,085 | #92 | 54 | #2,407 |
| 1993 | 4,438 | #84 | 62 | #2,171 |
| 1992 | 4,848 | #77 | 62 | #2,184 |
| 1991 | 5,106 | #75 | 89 | #1,676 |
| 1990 | 5,275 | #73 | 71 | #1,951 |
| 1989 | 4,861 | #71 | 61 | #2,066 |
| 1988 | 5,173 | #67 | 62 | #1,963 |
| 1987 | 5,305 | #65 | 78 | #1,608 |
| 1986 | 4,929 | #67 | 81 | #1,524 |
| 1985 | 4,549 | #68 | 88 | #1,438 |
| 1984 | 3,335 | #85 | 59 | #1,830 |
| 1983 | 3,404 | #83 | 64 | #1,709 |
| 1982 | 3,540 | #84 | 62 | #1,782 |
| 1981 | 3,711 | #81 | 82 | #1,488 |
| 1980 | 4,367 | #69 | 67 | #1,699 |
| 1979 | 4,483 | #67 | 93 | #1,336 |
| 1978 | 4,480 | #65 | 82 | #1,418 |
| 1977 | 4,868 | #61 | 88 | #1,323 |
| 1976 | 5,095 | #57 | 101 | #1,150 |
| 1975 | 5,210 | #57 | 108 | #1,090 |
| 1974 | 5,655 | #56 | 157 | #841 |
| 1973 | 5,711 | #54 | 221 | #678 |
| 1972 | 5,235 | #55 | 203 | #711 |
| 1971 | 5,093 | #60 | 113 | #1,072 |
| 1970 | 4,451 | #64 | 97 | #1,189 |
| 1969 | 3,531 | #87 | 83 | #1,231 |
| 1968 | 2,513 | #120 | 53 | #1,592 |
| 1967 | 1,967 | #145 | 41 | #1,843 |
| 1966 | 1,315 | #186 | 43 | #1,731 |
| 1965 | 1,025 | #228 | 24 | #2,526 |
| 1964 | 902 | #256 | 17 | #3,211 |
| 1963 | 853 | #262 | 14 | #3,607 |
| 1962 | 703 | #290 | 24 | #2,520 |
| 1961 | 582 | #325 | 19 | #2,934 |
| 1960 | 532 | #337 | 16 | #3,190 |
| 1959 | 496 | #351 | 18 | #2,849 |
| 1958 | 411 | #386 | 21 | #2,564 |
| 1957 | 390 | #387 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1956 | 346 | #409 | 17 | #2,916 |
| 1955 | 305 | #420 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1954 | 354 | #377 | 20 | #2,506 |
| 1953 | 184 | #524 | 13 | #3,245 |
| 1952 | 37 | #1,224 | 15 | #2,909 |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,190 | 11 | #3,457 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,388 | 6 | #5,206 |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,430 | 7 | #4,599 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,602 | 13 | #2,951 |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,726 | 5 | #5,996 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,556 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,367 | 6 | #4,570 |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,746 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,832 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,911 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,586 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shane reached #54 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #678 in 1973. 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 Shane
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.