NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Shanay
Shanay is a girl's name.
▼ FallingMillennials
1,415
Total named
37
Avg ageestimated
1992
Peak year
Unranked
Rank in 2024
Shanay peaked in 1992, when about 153 girls were given the name. It's now too rare to crack the top of the SSA charts at all. Most people named Shanay today are around 37 years old (estimated) — squarely Millennials. In all, roughly 1,415 girls have been named Shanay since record-keeping began in 1970.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Shanay each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 1992153 girls19802000

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Shanay:
CharmayneKoreyThaniaBritaniKandyceCharita
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Shanay each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.