Shane is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1973 and has since faded.
Shane is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #636 for boy births in the United States (and #1,288 across all names), given to 439 babies. Shane first appears in 1933 and peaked in 1973 (5,710 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 439 | 439 | — | #636 |
| 2024 | 482 | 482 | #13,267 | #602 |
| 2023 | 539 | 539 | #9,511 | #555 |
| 2022 | 592 | 592 | #10,290 | #511 |
| 2021 | 618 | 618 | #6,141 | #494 |
| 2020 | 584 | 584 | #7,516 | #507 |
| 2019 | 752 | 752 | #8,532 | #424 |
| 2018 | 892 | 892 | #7,059 | #372 |
| 2017 | 934 | 934 | #6,768 | #359 |
| 2016 | 1,085 | 1,085 | #7,190 | #325 |
| 2015 | 1,234 | 1,234 | #7,223 | #295 |
| 2014 | 1,314 | 1,314 | #7,586 | #277 |
| 2013 | 1,409 | 1,409 | #10,145 | #257 |
| 2012 | 1,497 | 1,497 | #7,413 | #244 |
| 2011 | 1,668 | 1,668 | #5,523 | #213 |
| 2010 | 1,900 | 1,900 | #5,757 | #198 |
| 2009 | 2,165 | 2,172 | #4,557 | #178 |
| 2008 | 2,336 | 2,346 | #5,119 | #174 |
| 2007 | 2,275 | 2,283 | #4,461 | #184 |
| 2006 | 2,305 | 2,310 | #5,076 | #179 |
| 2005 | 2,492 | 2,497 | #4,254 | #166 |
| 2004 | 2,510 | 2,518 | #4,158 | #165 |
| 2003 | 2,838 | 2,844 | #5,569 | #144 |
| 2002 | 3,065 | 3,065 | #3,795 | #130 |
| 2001 | 3,143 | 3,150 | #4,548 | #128 |
| 2000 | 3,303 | 3,303 | #4,382 | #116 |
| 1999 | 3,282 | 3,289 | #3,555 | #110 |
| 1998 | 3,204 | 3,220 | #3,288 | #118 |
| 1997 | 3,352 | — | #3,358 | #114 |
| 1996 | 3,539 | — | #2,506 | #112 |
| 1995 | 3,687 | — | #2,340 | #103 |
| 1994 | 4,139 | — | #2,407 | #92 |
| 1993 | 4,500 | — | #2,171 | #84 |
| 1992 | 4,909 | — | #2,184 | #77 |
| 1991 | 5,195 | — | #1,676 | #75 |
| 1990 | 5,345 | — | #1,951 | #73 |
| 1989 | 4,921 | — | #2,066 | #71 |
| 1988 | 5,235 | — | #1,963 | #67 |
| 1987 | 5,383 | — | #1,608 | #65 |
| 1986 | 5,010 | — | #1,524 | #67 |
| 1985 | 4,637 | — | #1,438 | #68 |
| 1984 | 3,394 | — | #1,829 | #85 |
| 1983 | 3,468 | — | #1,709 | #84 |
| 1982 | 3,601 | — | #1,782 | #84 |
| 1981 | 3,792 | — | #1,488 | #81 |
| 1980 | 4,432 | — | #1,699 | #69 |
| 1979 | 4,575 | — | #1,336 | #67 |
| 1978 | 4,562 | — | #1,418 | #65 |
| 1977 | 4,956 | — | #1,322 | #61 |
| 1976 | 5,196 | — | #1,150 | #57 |
| 1975 | 5,317 | — | #1,090 | #57 |
| 1974 | 5,812 | — | #840 | #56 |
| 1973 | 5,931 | — | #678 | #54 |
| 1972 | 5,439 | — | #711 | #55 |
| 1971 | 5,206 | — | #1,072 | #60 |
| 1970 | 4,548 | — | #1,189 | #64 |
| 1969 | 3,614 | — | #1,231 | #87 |
| 1968 | 2,566 | — | #1,592 | #120 |
| 1967 | 2,008 | — | #1,843 | #145 |
| 1966 | 1,358 | — | #1,731 | #186 |
| 1965 | 1,048 | — | #2,594 | #228 |
| 1964 | 921 | — | #3,087 | #256 |
| 1963 | 865 | — | #3,607 | #263 |
| 1962 | 728 | — | #2,520 | #289 |
| 1961 | 601 | — | #2,934 | #325 |
| 1960 | 548 | — | #3,190 | #337 |
| 1959 | 514 | — | #2,849 | #351 |
| 1958 | 432 | — | #2,564 | #386 |
| 1957 | 402 | — | #3,649 | #387 |
| 1956 | 363 | — | #2,916 | #409 |
| 1955 | 323 | — | #2,707 | #420 |
| 1954 | 374 | — | #2,506 | #377 |
| 1953 | 197 | — | #3,245 | #524 |
| 1952 | 52 | — | #2,909 | #1,224 |
| 1951 | 49 | — | #3,458 | #1,190 |
| 1950 | 34 | — | #5,206 | #1,388 |
| 1949 | 34 | — | #4,599 | #1,430 |
| 1948 | 35 | — | #2,951 | #1,602 |
| 1947 | 25 | — | #5,996 | #1,726 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | — | #2,130 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | — | #2,556 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,802 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | — | #1,895 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #4,570 | #2,368 |
| 1941 | 22 | — | #4,982 | #1,746 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,832 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,911 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,879 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,913 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | — | #2,720 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,586 |