Is Shani a boy or girl name?
Shani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 0 boys were named Shani, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 4,535 US babies named Shani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,579
- Babies named Shani since 1962
- 4,535
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 223 babies
Boys and girls named Shani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 413 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 1,429 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 6 | 920 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 866 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 592 | 99.2% |
| 2010s | 0 | 216 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 82 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,579 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,921 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,940 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,021 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,878 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,378 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,320 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,265 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,552 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,967 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,945 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,219 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,818 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,114 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,738 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,210 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,370 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,049 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,550 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,922 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,342 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,348 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,325 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,844 | 59 | #2,567 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,497 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,564 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,549 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,858 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,815 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,926 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,599 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,229 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,276 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,530 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,489 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,111 | 74 | #1,733 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,457 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,358 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,296 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,563 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,299 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,372 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,302 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,265 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,003 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,062 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 142 | #976 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 130 | #985 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,350 | 148 | #895 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 162 | #827 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,031 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,028 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 174 | #806 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 176 | #797 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 223 | #665 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,158 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,111 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,977 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,616 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,187 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,447 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,449 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shani reached #5,350 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #665 in 1969. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shani
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.