Shaan

Shaan

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 25% girls / 75% boys

Shaan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 50 babies (rank #651 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shaan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shaan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

938

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	22	#724
1997	17	#907
1998	19	#840
1999	23	#744
2000	26	#702
2001	27	#685
2002	35	#582
2003	32	#693
2004	36	#675
2005	33	#763
2006	48	#606
2007	48	#621
2008	40	#744
2009	47	#665
2010	50	#651
2011	49	#669
2012	43	#763
2013	34	#880
2014	26	#1,087
2015	24	#1,153
2016	29	#1,016

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#724

1997

#907

1998

#840

1999

#744

2000

#702

2001

#685

2002

#582

2003

#693

2004

#675

2005

#763

2006

#606

2007

#621

2008

#744

2009

#665

2010

#651

2011

#669

2012

#763

2013

#880

2014

#1,087

2015

#1,153

2016

#1,016

Numerology of Shaan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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