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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 846 | #74 |
| 1997 | 776 | #77 |
| 1998 | 568 | #95 |
| 1999 | 427 | #110 |
| 2000 | 430 | #109 |
| 2001 | 358 | #119 |
| 2002 | 319 | #135 |
| 2003 | 317 | #144 |
| 2004 | 329 | #145 |
| 2005 | 283 | #164 |
| 2006 | 238 | #184 |
| 2007 | 255 | #190 |
| 2008 | 237 | #201 |
| 2009 | 193 | #236 |
| 2010 | 166 | #276 |
| 2011 | 159 | #280 |
| 2012 | 118 | #363 |
| 2013 | 113 | #362 |
| 2014 | 90 | #451 |
| 2015 | 76 | #516 |
| 2016 | 82 | #498 |
