Shanaye
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
Shanaye is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanaye come from?
Modern: modern coinage, a spelling of Shanae
Is Shanaye a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanaye is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanaye in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanaye in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shanaye in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Shanaye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer Saba Samah Farah Sadaf Zaisha Safaa Hibah Safiya Faiza Suha Salma
Names related to Shanaye
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shanaye: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanaye, updated 20 October 2026.