Shani
Girl · SHAH-nee · Hebrew
Shani is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “scarlet; crimson”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Shani mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew word
“scarlet; crimson”
Also the Hindu name of the planet Saturn, Shani.
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- SHAH-nee
Is Shani a girl's or a boy's name?
Shani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Shani, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 54 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shani in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Shani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,374 |
| 2006 | 54 | #655 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 26 | #962 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 22 | #1,043 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 27 | #891 |
| 1997 | 28 | #870 |
| 1996 | 40 | #662 |
How popular is Shani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Shani, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 1969, with 223 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
2025 had fewer girls named Shani than any year since 1963.
Half of all the girls named Shani in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,391 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3,799 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 50 | #3,329 |
| 2006 | 56 | #3,016 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,885 |
| 2003 | 72 | #2,318 |
| 2002 | 69 | #2,328 |
| 2001 | 69 | #2,300 |
| 2000 | 59 | #2,541 |
| 1999 | 58 | #2,468 |
| 1998 | 54 | #2,527 |
| 1997 | 51 | #2,508 |
| 1996 | 79 | #1,838 |
| 1995 | 79 | #1,798 |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,900 |
| 1993 | 96 | #1,588 |
| 1992 | 142 | #1,223 |
| 1991 | 132 | #1,266 |
| 1990 | 101 | #1,519 |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,476 |
| 1988 | 74 | #1,720 |
| 1987 | 90 | #1,445 |
| 1986 | 96 | #1,351 |
| 1985 | 104 | #1,287 |
| 1984 | 73 | #1,550 |
| 1983 | 94 | #1,295 |
| 1982 | 90 | #1,363 |
| 1981 | 98 | #1,294 |
| 1980 | 103 | #1,260 |
| 1979 | 143 | #995 |
| 1978 | 126 | #1,059 |
| 1977 | 142 | #971 |
| 1976 | 130 | #980 |
| 1975 | 148 | #891 |
| 1974 | 162 | #825 |
| 1973 | 114 | #1,028 |
| 1972 | 113 | #1,030 |
| 1971 | 175 | #802 |
| 1970 | 176 | #795 |
| 1969 | 223 | #664 |
| 1968 | 32 | #2,126 |
| 1967 | 32 | #2,079 |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,952 |
| 1965 | 49 | #1,595 |
| 1964 | 31 | #2,150 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
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