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Shanae

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Shanae has been given to about 3,471 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,392
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanae per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 409
  • Born in 20257
  • All time3,471

How popular is Shanae?

Its best year was 1991, when 409 babies were given the name, ranking 572nd. The typical living American called Shanae is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanae

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shante0.77
  2. Janae0.75
  3. Danae0.75
  4. Shana0.72
  5. Shanna0.69
  6. Shae0.70
  7. Shannan0.70
  8. Shanice0.68

Middle names for Shanae

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shanae Noelle0.83
  2. Shanae Catherine0.80
  3. Shanae Frances0.80
  4. Shanae Belle0.80
  5. Shanae Josephine0.80
  6. Shanae Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Shanae

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.77
  2. Bethanysister · 0.73
  3. Biancasister · 0.73
  4. Caseyeither · 0.71
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.71
  6. Dariusbrother · 0.71

Where Shanae is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shanae Wilson0.75
    2. Shanae Williams0.75
    3. Shanae Walker0.75
    4. Shanae Turner0.75
    5. Shanae Torres0.75
    6. Shanae Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shanae

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.