NameTides

Shaan

Shaan was the #2,207 boys' name in the US in 2025 (64 babies), and #856 in England & Wales and #1,015 in Canada.

Shaan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Shaan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Shaan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,207 (64)#856 (37)—#1,015 (25)
2024#2,078 (72)#1,199 (23)—#2,238 (8)
2023#1,941 (80)#1,363 (19)—#1,947 (9)
2022#2,168 (67)#1,104 (25)—#1,178 (18)
2021#1,688 (97)#1,184 (23)—#1,406 (14)
2020#2,069 (68)#1,230 (21)—#1,595 (11)
2019#1,777 (87)#929 (31)—#1,375 (14)
2018#1,994 (73)#1,061 (26)—#1,093 (19)
2017#1,883 (77)#794 (41)—#971 (23)
2016#1,599 (102)#994 (29)—#971 (23)
2015#1,717 (90)#1,121 (24)—#898 (25)
2014#1,945 (74)#1,061 (26)—#854 (27)
2013#1,782 (81)#872 (34)—#760 (31)
2012#1,588 (99)#754 (43)—#928 (23)
2011#1,516 (105)#662 (49)—#818 (27)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2009 at #1,472.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Shaan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 37,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shaan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #607NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Shaan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShaanCanadaBoys#1,01525
ShaanEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
ShaanEngland & WalesBoys#85637
ShaanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ShaanScotlandBoys—too few
ShaanUSBoys#2,20764