Shanin has been given to about 317 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1969, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 2341st. The typical living American called Shanin is about 50 years old today.
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.