Gender
Origin
- Native American
- Tribal name
Southern people, a tribal name (Algonquian)
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
sha(w)-nee
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #3315, 10 births); most recent 2000 (rank #9103, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #864, 228 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12120, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | 7 |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | 9 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | 8 |
| 2019 | – | 16 |
| 2018 | – | 6 |
| 2017 | – | 11 |
| 2016 | – | 11 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #2166, 7 births); most recent 2002 (rank #4128, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 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
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #2320, 5 births); most recent 2005 (rank #4906, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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