Shanee
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Shanee is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “scarlet; crimson”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shanee mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Shani; Hebrew word
“scarlet; crimson”
Also the Hindu name of the planet Saturn, Shani.
Meaning borrowed from Shani.
Is Shanee a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanee is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanee in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 117 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Shanee in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 50 | #2,484 |
| 1992 | 113 | #1,428 |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,424 |
| 1990 | 117 | #1,352 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,765 |
| 1988 | 111 | #1,299 |
| 1987 | 69 | #1,732 |
| 1986 | 69 | #1,690 |
| 1985 | 58 | #1,905 |
| 1984 | 53 | #1,945 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,838 |
| 1982 | 38 | #2,492 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,985 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1979 | 46 | #2,147 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 45 | #2,091 |
| 1976 | 33 | #2,439 |
| 1975 | 27 | #2,743 |
| 1974 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
Names like Shanee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Shanee
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Shanee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanee, updated 20 October 2026.