Shan
Mostly girls · SHAN
Shan is a name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shan come from?
Used in several cultures, including as a short form of Shane
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- SHAN
Is Shan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shan has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Shan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 1997, 60% of the babies named Shan in the UK were girls. By 2018 it was 45%, with more boys than girls since 2007.
Shan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Shan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1969, with 73 boys. It first appears in the records in 1944.
Half of all the boys named Shan in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1955, 62% of the babies named Shan in the US were girls. By 2016 it was 16%, with more boys than girls since 1965.
Shan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,541 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,471 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,395 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,693 |
| 1990 | 39 | #1,941 |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,532 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,585 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,915 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,849 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,449 |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,340 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,272 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,289 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,304 |
| 1975 | 51 | #1,181 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,198 |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,023 |
| 1972 | 63 | #1,014 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,014 |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,051 |
| 1969 | 73 | #893 |
| 1968 | 59 | #946 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,150 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,164 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,206 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,544 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,947 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,273 |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,090 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
Names like Shan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Shan
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