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Shanah

100% girls · last recorded 2008

Shanah has been given to about 295 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 286
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time295

How popular is Shanah?

Its best year was 1977, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 4202nd. The typical living American called Shanah is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hannah0.84
  2. Sarah0.75
  3. Shana0.78
  4. Shanna0.74
  5. Shannan0.75
  6. Savannah0.72
  7. Savanah0.74
  8. Susannah0.72

Middle names for Shanah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shanah Eve0.80
  2. Shanah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Shanah Josephine0.78
  4. Shanah Anne0.78
  5. Shanah Rose0.77
  6. Shanah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Shanah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.65
  2. Laceysister · 0.64
  3. Aracelisister · 0.63
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.62
  5. Kareembrother · 0.62
  6. Elishaeither · 0.62

Where Shanah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shanah Anderson0.74
    2. Shanah White0.72
    3. Shanah Reyes0.72
    4. Shanah Nguyen0.72
    5. Shanah Moore0.72
    6. Shanah Lee0.72

    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 Shanah

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

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