Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Shanay

Gender

Female

Origin

American

Pronunciation

sh(a)-nay

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #7285, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #1149, 153 births); most recent 2012 (rank #16820, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20255–
20245–
202311–
20226–
2021––
20207–
20195–
20186–
20175–
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4985, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #976, 29 births); most recent 2018 (rank #5664, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024––
20233–
2022––
2021––
2020––
2019––
2018–3
201734
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence