Shaan Boy
How popular is Shaan?
#2,207 boy name in 2025
64 baby boys were named Shaan in the US in 2025, making it the 2207th most popular boy name.
Shaan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,207 for boys (▼ 129 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 64 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,717 in 2015, #2,069 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (113 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,471 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shaan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shaun family of names ranked #1,180 for boys in 2025 (#1,039 the year before), with 143 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun | 79 | 55% |
| Shaan | 64 | 45% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Shaan is most popular
Babies named Shaan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Shaan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35 | #3,722 |
| 1980s | 118 | #2,939 |
| 1990s | 238 | #2,439 |
| 2000s | 786 | #1,471 |
| 2010s | 882 | #1,516 |
| 2020s | 448 | #1,688 |
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Questions
- Is Shaan a boy or girl name?
- Shaan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shaan were boys.
- How popular is the name Shaan?
- 64 baby boys were named Shaan in the US in 2025, making it the 2207th most popular boy name.
- When was Shaan most popular?
- Shaan peaked in 2009, when 113 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,471 in 2009.
- How many people are named Shaan?
- 2,507 babies have been named Shaan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,472 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Shaan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Shaan was most common in New Jersey, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.