Shane
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #12,161 · #635 for boys in 2025, 439 births
Given to boys 98.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1973 · 5,710 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 192,583since 1933
Shane over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #635 | 439 | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #600 | 475 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #555 | 528 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #511 | 582 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #493 | 598 |
| 2020 | #7,212 | 15 | #507 | 569 |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | #422 | 739 |
| 2018 | #6,792 | 17 | #372 | 875 |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | #359 | 916 |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | #325 | 1,068 |
| 2015 | #6,977 | 17 | #295 | 1,217 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | #277 | 1,298 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #257 | 1,398 |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | #244 | 1,480 |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | #213 | 1,643 |
| 2010 | #5,602 | 24 | #197 | 1,876 |
| 2009 | #4,482 | 33 | #178 | 2,132 |
| 2008 | #5,013 | 29 | #174 | 2,307 |
| 2007 | #4,380 | 34 | #184 | 2,241 |
| 2006 | #4,953 | 28 | #179 | 2,277 |
| 2005 | #4,195 | 33 | #166 | 2,459 |
| 2004 | #4,093 | 34 | #165 | 2,476 |
| 2003 | #5,419 | 22 | #144 | 2,816 |
| 2002 | #3,730 | 35 | #130 | 3,030 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | #128 | 3,116 |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | #116 | 3,275 |
| 1999 | #3,509 | 35 | #110 | 3,247 |
| 1998 | #3,222 | 38 | #118 | 3,166 |
| 1997 | #3,302 | 35 | #114 | 3,317 |
| 1996 | #2,476 | 51 | #112 | 3,488 |
| 1995 | #2,309 | 57 | #103 | 3,630 |
| 1994 | #2,381 | 54 | #92 | 4,085 |
| 1993 | #2,152 | 62 | #84 | 4,438 |
| 1992 | #2,156 | 62 | #77 | 4,847 |
| 1991 | #1,669 | 89 | #75 | 5,106 |
| 1990 | #1,938 | 71 | #73 | 5,274 |
| 1989 | #2,054 | 61 | #71 | 4,860 |
| 1988 | #1,952 | 62 | #67 | 5,173 |
| 1987 | #1,591 | 78 | #65 | 5,305 |
| 1986 | #1,515 | 81 | #67 | 4,929 |
| 1985 | #1,429 | 88 | #68 | 4,549 |
| 1984 | #1,812 | 59 | #85 | 3,335 |
| 1983 | #1,700 | 64 | #83 | 3,404 |
| 1982 | #1,769 | 62 | #84 | 3,539 |
| 1981 | #1,475 | 82 | #81 | 3,710 |
| 1980 | #1,692 | 67 | #69 | 4,365 |
| 1979 | #1,332 | 93 | #67 | 4,482 |
| 1978 | #1,412 | 82 | #65 | 4,480 |
| 1977 | #1,315 | 88 | #61 | 4,868 |
| 1976 | #1,149 | 101 | #57 | 5,095 |
| 1975 | #1,083 | 108 | #57 | 5,209 |
| 1974 | #839 | 157 | #56 | 5,655 |
| 1973 | #675 | 221 | #54 | 5,710 |
| 1972 | #710 | 203 | #55 | 5,236 |
| 1971 | #1,066 | 113 | #60 | 5,093 |
| 1970 | #1,182 | 97 | #64 | 4,451 |
| 1969 | #1,226 | 83 | #87 | 3,531 |
| 1968 | #1,575 | 53 | #120 | 2,513 |
| 1967 | #1,821 | 41 | #145 | 1,967 |
| 1966 | #1,715 | 43 | #186 | 1,315 |
| 1965 | #2,538 | 23 | #228 | 1,025 |
| 1964 | #3,000 | 18 | #256 | 903 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #263 | 851 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #289 | 704 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #325 | 582 |
| 1960 | #3,095 | 16 | #337 | 532 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #350 | 496 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | #386 | 411 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #387 | 390 |
| 1956 | #2,826 | 17 | #408 | 346 |
| 1955 | #2,635 | 18 | #419 | 305 |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | #377 | 354 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | #519 | 184 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #1,213 | 37 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #1,171 | 38 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #1,409 | 27 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,696 | 20 |
| 1946 | — | #2,030 | 13 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,833 | 16 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
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| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
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| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Shane! It came in at #3,268, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1936, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Shane is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Montana#42 · 1 in 132
- North Dakota#47 · 1 in 145
- West Virginia#48 · 1 in 178
- Rhode Island#48 · 1 in 205
- Nebraska#49 · 1 in 175
Best ever in a state: #15 in Montana, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #42 | 42 | 1 in 132 |
| North Dakota | #47 | 38 | 1 in 145 |
| Rhode Island | #48 | 29 | 1 in 205 |
| West Virginia | #48 | 65 | 1 in 178 |
| Nebraska | #49 | 67 | 1 in 175 |
| Hawaii | #52 | 36 | 1 in 190 |
| Alaska | #53 | 27 | 1 in 187 |
| Kansas | #54 | 85 | 1 in 204 |
| South Dakota | #54 | 24 | 1 in 213 |
| Vermont | #55 | 18 | 1 in 185 |
| Maine | #57 | 35 | 1 in 206 |
| Washington | #57 | 133 | 1 in 237 |
| Idaho | #58 | 34 | 1 in 213 |
| Pennsylvania | #58 | 294 | 1 in 262 |
| Iowa | #61 | 83 | 1 in 233 |
| New Hampshire | #61 | 25 | 1 in 274 |
| Colorado | #62 | 84 | 1 in 300 |
| Minnesota | #62 | 115 | 1 in 275 |
| Wyoming | #62 | 15 | 1 in 231 |
| Kentucky | #63 | 86 | 1 in 289 |
| Indiana | #64 | 119 | 1 in 317 |
| Nevada | #64 | 22 | 1 in 281 |
| Wisconsin | #64 | 125 | 1 in 273 |
| Louisiana | #65 | 116 | 1 in 309 |
| Missouri | #66 | 110 | 1 in 335 |
| Ohio | #68 | 234 | 1 in 329 |
| Oregon | #68 | 61 | 1 in 298 |
| Michigan | #70 | 181 | 1 in 360 |
| New Mexico | #70 | 41 | 1 in 283 |
| Oklahoma | #70 | 68 | 1 in 347 |
| Utah | #71 | 62 | 1 in 274 |
| Massachusetts | #72 | 88 | 1 in 445 |
| Florida | #73 | 186 | 1 in 401 |
| Maryland | #76 | 65 | 1 in 427 |
| Connecticut | #79 | 44 | 1 in 453 |
| Arizona | #80 | 67 | 1 in 395 |
| Arkansas | #80 | 41 | 1 in 372 |
| South Carolina | #80 | 50 | 1 in 427 |
| Delaware | #81 | 9 | 1 in 447 |
| New York | #88 | 243 | 1 in 498 |
| Illinois | #90 | 152 | 1 in 541 |
| Virginia | #90 | 65 | 1 in 582 |
| North Carolina | #92 | 75 | 1 in 540 |
| Tennessee | #92 | 61 | 1 in 529 |
| New Jersey | #94 | 75 | 1 in 621 |
| California | #103 | 444 | 1 in 503 |
| Texas | #107 | 279 | 1 in 527 |
| Georgia | #115 | 67 | 1 in 644 |
| Mississippi | #137 | 26 | 1 in 668 |
| Alabama | #141 | 33 | 1 in 774 |
| District of Columbia | #260 | 5 | 1 in 1,544 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shane
- 35 spots since 2024 (#600 → #635)
- 128 spots since 2020 (#507 → #635)
- 340 spots since 2015 (#295 → #635)
- Biggest jump: 694 spots in 1953 (#1,213 → #519)
- Biggest drop: 85 spots in 2020 (#422 → #507)
- Debuted 1933
- Peaked 1973 at #54 (5,710 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 30 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1969–1994
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1953–2025
- Highest: 1 in 273 boys born in 1973 were named Shane (0.37%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,891 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 26.1% of all boys named Shane (50,279) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 36 | #2,563 (1934) | #2,942 |
| 1940s | 159 | #1,409 (1949) | #1,928 |
| 1950s | 2,589 | #350 (1959) | #659 |
| 1960s | 13,923 | #87 (1969) | #224 |
| 1970s | 50,279 | #54 (1973) | #60 |
| 1980s | 43,169 | #65 (1987) | #74 |
| 1990s | 40,598 | #73 (1990) | #96 |
| 2000s | 26,129 | #116 (2000) | #156 |
| 2010s | 12,510 | #197 (2010) | #296 |
| 2020s | 3,191 | #493 (2021) | #550 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shane in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 19,555 of them was named Shane, which outranked 88.6% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,424Nathan89
- #1,424Nisha89
- #1,424Sharla89
- #1,429Shane88
- #1,429Alayna88
- #1,429Aubrie88
- #1,429Austin88
- #1,439Emerald87
- #1,439Jeniffer87
- #1,439Jesenia87
Tied with 9 names at #1,429; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 406 of them was named Shane, which outranked 99.1% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.