Shanay is a rare variant of Shawna that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Shanay is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2025. Shanay was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1992 (153 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,593 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,923 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,658 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,093 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,431 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,822 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,913 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,934 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #19,126 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #19,125 | — |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,955 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #20,004 | — |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,461 | — |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #11,288 | — |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,681 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,958 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,585 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,748 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,658 | — |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,518 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,363 | — |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,659 | — |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #5,825 | — |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #6,333 | — |
| 1995 | 19 | — | #5,184 | — |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #3,987 | — |
| 1993 | 48 | — | #2,594 | — |
| 1992 | 153 | — | #1,154 | — |
| 1991 | 133 | — | #1,268 | — |
| 1990 | 135 | — | #1,235 | — |
| 1989 | 115 | — | #1,347 | — |
| 1988 | 93 | — | #1,475 | — |
| 1987 | 89 | — | #1,464 | — |
| 1986 | 56 | — | #1,974 | — |
| 1985 | 54 | — | #2,015 | — |
| 1984 | 55 | — | #1,920 | — |
| 1983 | 38 | — | #2,470 | — |
| 1982 | 40 | — | #2,441 | — |
| 1981 | 40 | — | #2,438 | — |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #3,700 | — |
| 1979 | 23 | — | #3,514 | — |
| 1978 | 25 | — | #3,175 | — |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #5,149 | — |
| 1976 | 26 | — | #2,918 | — |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #4,545 | — |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #4,402 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,500 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,925 | — |