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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Shani

Used in both girl and boy records

Shani appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Shani by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDShani as a girl’s nameUS records 1962–2024
#1847girl rank1969peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDShani as a boy’s nameUS records 1975–2000
#26221boy rank1988peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Shani in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1969223 uses#66419691962–202059 listed years
Boy19756 uses#480019751975–20003 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.