Shan

Where Shan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Shan.

Shan through the years
  1. 1944
    First appearance
    #3,430 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1965
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1969
    Peak, #893
    73 babies named Shan, the most in any year.
  4. 1970
    Shan George born
    Nigerian actress
  5. 1981
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,766.
  6. 1983
    Shan Xiaona born
    German table tennis player
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Shan Xiaona · German table tennis player, born 1983
  • Shan George · Nigerian actress, born 1970
  • Shan Tsutsui · American politician, born 1971
  • Shan Foster · American basketball player, born 1986
  • Shan Morgan · British diplomat, born 1955

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.