Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: EnglishShane is mainly a masculine given name. It is an anglicized version of the Irish name Séaghan/Séan, which itself is cognate to the name John. Shane comes from the way the name Seán is Shane is sometimes used as a feminine given name but it is very rare.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shane yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 86 | #72 |
| 1955 | 116 | #63 |
| 1956 | 133 | #61 |
| 1957 | 161 | #54 |
| 1958 | 156 | #55 |
| 1959 | 203 | #47 |
| 1960 | 448 | #35 |
| 1961 | 437 | #36 |
| 1962 | 454 | #33 |
| 1963 | 509 | #28 |
| 1964 | 516 | #25 |
| 1965 | 527 | #23 |
| 1966 | 580 | #23 |
| 1967 | 605 | #22 |
| 1968 | 591 | #23 |
| 1969 | 859 | #18 |
| 1970 | 877 | #18 |
| 1971 | 1,241 | #15 |
| 1972 | 1,280 | #12 |
| 1973 | 1,140 | #11 |
| 1974 | 969 | #17 |
| 1975 | 853 | #18 |
| 1976 | 753 | #18 |
| 1977 | 734 | #22 |
| 1978 | 768 | #19 |
| 1979 | 708 | #22 |
| 1980 | 601 | #24 |
| 1981 | 607 | #25 |
| 1982 | 582 | #26 |
| 1983 | 552 | #26 |
| 1984 | 476 | #31 |
| 1985 | 487 | #30 |
| 1986 | 466 | #33 |
| 1987 | 385 | #39 |
| 1988 | 463 | #34 |
| 1989 | 382 | #38 |
| 1990 | 366 | #43 |
| 1991 | 255 | #58 |
| 1992 | 248 | #64 |
| 1993 | 206 | #68 |
| 1994 | 181 | #76 |
| 1995 | 136 | #90 |
| 1996 | 165 | #81 |
| 1997 | 45 | #111 |
| 2015 | 3 | #475 |
| 2016 | 1 | #2,130 |
| 2017 | 3 | #488 |
