Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Gift from God
- Irish
- Variant of Sean, a popular Irish cognate of John; Shane was a successful Western motion picture of the ''50s.
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shane
Pronunciation
sh(a)-ne
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #54, 5,710 births); most recent 2025 (rank #635, 439 births)
- Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #676, 221 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12120, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 439 | – |
| 2024 | 473 | 7 |
| 2023 | 527 | 11 |
| 2022 | 582 | 10 |
| 2021 | 598 | 20 |
| 2020 | 568 | 15 |
| 2019 | 738 | 13 |
| 2018 | 874 | 17 |
| 2017 | 914 | 18 |
| 2016 | 1,067 | 17 |
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 1996 (rank #74, 846 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1153, 25 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #3141, 4 births); most recent 2011 (rank #5773, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | – |
| 2024 | 37 | – |
| 2023 | 44 | – |
| 2022 | 35 | – |
| 2021 | 43 | – |
| 2020 | 31 | – |
| 2019 | 55 | – |
| 2018 | 58 | – |
| 2017 | 53 | – |
| 2016 | 82 | – |
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
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #1213, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #2170, 13 births); most recent 2014 (rank #5520, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | – |
| 2014 | 15 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #5, 830 births); most recent 2025 (rank #147, 34 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2023 | 54 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2021 | 72 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2018 | 71 |
| 2017 | 86 |
| 2016 | 119 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #121, 40 births); most recent 2024 (rank #478, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #508, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 6 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 12 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #45, 77 births); most recent 2025 (rank #212, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #26, 153 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence