Shanley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAN-lee
- Origin
- Irish
Shanley is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanley come from?
Irish: from an Irish surname
Is Shanley a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanley is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanley in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 girls.
Shanley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Shanley in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Shanley in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Names like Shanley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Cassidy Caoimhe Teagan Caragh Raegan Casey Bree Eden Aoibheann Kiara Caitlin
Names related to Shanley
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Kennedy
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, “Shanley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanley, updated 20 October 2026.