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Girl name

Shaney

100% girls · last recorded 2017

Shaney has been given to about 415 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 400
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shaney per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time415

How popular is Shaney?

Its best year was 1992, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 3947th. The typical living American called Shaney is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Shaney

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Stacey0.75
  2. Haley0.75
  3. Laney0.75
  4. Janey0.75
  5. Shanell0.75
  6. Halley0.72
  7. Sydney0.68
  8. Sidney0.68

Middle names for Shaney

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shaney Anne0.81
  2. Shaney Catherine0.78
  3. Shaney Josephine0.78
  4. Shaney Rose0.77
  5. Shaney Marie0.77
  6. Shaney Grace0.77

Sibling names for Shaney

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.65
  2. Meredithsister · 0.62
  3. Bridgetsister · 0.62
  4. Erikbrother · 0.60
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.60
  6. Damonbrother · 0.59

Where Shaney is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shaney Anderson0.77
    2. Shaney White0.72
    3. Shaney Nguyen0.72
    4. Shaney Moore0.72
    5. Shaney Hill0.72
    6. Shaney Hall0.72

    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 Shaney

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

    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.