Shanan

Where Shanan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Shanan.

Shanan through the years
  1. 1955
    First appearance
    #5,828 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1970
    Peak, #1,719
    53 babies named Shanan, the most in any year.
  3. 1980
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,411.
  4. 1993
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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