Shanai
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
Shanai is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanai come from?
Modern: modern coinage, Sha- + Nai
Is Shanai a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanai is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanai in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 49 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,374 |
| 2006 | 49 | #703 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Shanai in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Shanai in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanai in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Names like Shanai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Sanvi, Pranshi, Sharvi, Priya, Saavi, Shreya, Anya, Tanvi, Anvi, Simran, Shriya
Names related to Shanai
Sana, Shanaya, Shaan, Shania, Sihana, Shauna, Shani, Suhana, Sanai, Shayna, Shaina, Shaniya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Shanai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanai, updated 20 October 2026.