Shenai
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sheh-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
Shenai is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shenai come from?
Modern: modern coinage, a variant of Shenae
Is Shenai a girl's or a boy's name?
Shenai is a girls' name.
How popular is Shenai 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 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shenai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shenai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
Names like Shenai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer Suki Erin Keira Kiki Saanvi Anya Skye Suri Sarai Ruby Grace
Names related to Shenai
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, “Shenai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shenai, updated 20 October 2026.