Shaan
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- SHAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #916 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,207 for boys
Shaan is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “pride, dignity”. In 2025 it ranked 916th for boys in the UK (37 babies) and 2,207th for boys in the US (64 babies).
What does Shaan mean?
Arabic: via Urdu and Hindi shan
“pride, dignity”
Urdu and Hindi shan, pride or splendour, from an Arabic word for status and importance.
Is Shaan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shaan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 37 boys in the UK and 64 boys in the US.
How popular is Shaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #916among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 8,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the UK were named Shaan, making it the 916th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 51 boys. 4 girls were also named Shaan in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Shaan than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Shaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 10% of the babies named Shaan in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 856th in England and Wales.
Shaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #916 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 42 | #844 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,079 |
| 2013 | 34 | #938 |
| 2012 | 43 | #815 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 51 | #692 |
| 2009 | 47 | #718 |
| 2008 | 41 | #780 |
| 2007 | 49 | #663 |
| 2006 | 49 | #643 |
| 2005 | 35 | #778 |
| 2004 | 36 | #724 |
| 2003 | 34 | #700 |
| 2002 | 35 | #625 |
| 2001 | 28 | #707 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 25 | #736 |
| 1998 | 19 | #878 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 24 | #697 |
How popular is Shaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 64about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 64 boys in the US were named Shaan, making it the 2,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,069th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 113 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had fewer boys named Shaan than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Shaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 90 boys in the US were given Shaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,581, up from #2,207 for this spelling alone.
- Shaan 64
- Sian 26
Shaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #2,207 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2,078 |
| 2023 | 80 | #1,941 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,167 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1,688 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,069 |
| 2019 | 87 | #1,777 |
| 2018 | 73 | #1,993 |
| 2017 | 77 | #1,883 |
| 2016 | 102 | #1,599 |
| 2015 | 90 | #1,717 |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,944 |
| 2013 | 81 | #1,781 |
| 2012 | 99 | #1,588 |
| 2011 | 105 | #1,516 |
| 2010 | 94 | #1,652 |
| 2009 | 113 | #1,471 |
| 2008 | 100 | #1,582 |
| 2007 | 93 | #1,650 |
| 2006 | 84 | #1,684 |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,810 |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,562 |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,882 |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,568 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,213 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,891 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
Names like Shaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shiv Vihaan Dhruv Aarav Vivaan Veer Shivansh Krish Ishaan Yuvraj Arsh Ivaan
Other spellings of Shaan
Names related to Shaan
Shane Shanaya Shayan Shaun Shayaan Shania Shawn Sihana Shayne Sohan Sayan
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaan, updated 20 October 2026.