girls:
214 births since 1950
#5502 (4th percentile)
boys:
281 births since 1958
#4305 (6th percentile)
overall:
495 births since 1950
#7244 (6th percentile)
The name Shann is the #7,244 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 495 recorded births since 1950. This represents the 6.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,305 (6.1% percentile) for all time with 281 births since 1958. For girls, it ranks #5,502 (3.7% percentile) for all time with 214 births since 1950.
Shann first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1950 (1950 for girls and 1958 for boys). Birth data for Shann is available in 35 out of the 57 years between 1950 and 2006 (27 years for boys and 26 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Shann has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (56.8% of all recorded births). In 2006, 100.0% of babies named Shann were boys. Interestingly, until around 1969, the name was more popular for girls (63.7% girls from 1950 to 1968), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (66.6% boys from 1969 to 2006).
For boys, Shann reached its peak popularity in 1976, achieving the 2.3% percentile (ranked #641) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 1976, with 12 births per million (ranked 2.3% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2006.
For girls, Shann reached its peak popularity in 1977, achieving the 1.4% percentile (ranked #757) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 1977, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.4% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1985.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shann".
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