Shani is an uncommon variant of Shawna that peaked in 1969 and has since faded.
Shani is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,980 for girl births in the United States (and #21,686 across all names), given to 7 babies. Shani was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 1969 (223 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,980 | — |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #6,608 | — |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #5,926 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #6,948 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #11,028 | — |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #6,883 | — |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #6,380 | — |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #12,322 | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #9,267 | — |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #7,553 | — |
| 2015 | 28 | 28 | #4,967 | — |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #6,945 | — |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #6,220 | — |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | #4,818 | — |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #6,115 | — |
| 2010 | 42 | 42 | #3,740 | — |
| 2009 | 41 | 41 | #3,859 | — |
| 2008 | 53 | 53 | #3,212 | — |
| 2007 | 50 | 50 | #3,370 | — |
| 2006 | 56 | 56 | #3,049 | — |
| 2005 | 68 | 68 | #2,550 | — |
| 2004 | 55 | 55 | #2,922 | — |
| 2003 | 72 | 72 | #2,342 | — |
| 2002 | 69 | 69 | #2,348 | — |
| 2001 | 69 | 69 | #2,325 | — |
| 2000 | 64 | 64 | #2,567 | #11,845 |
| 1999 | 58 | 58 | #2,497 | — |
| 1998 | 54 | 54 | #2,564 | — |
| 1997 | 51 | — | #2,549 | — |
| 1996 | 79 | — | #1,858 | — |
| 1995 | 79 | — | #1,815 | — |
| 1994 | 74 | — | #1,926 | — |
| 1993 | 96 | — | #1,600 | — |
| 1992 | 142 | — | #1,229 | — |
| 1991 | 132 | — | #1,276 | — |
| 1990 | 101 | — | #1,530 | — |
| 1989 | 98 | — | #1,489 | — |
| 1988 | 80 | — | #1,733 | #7,112 |
| 1987 | 90 | — | #1,457 | — |
| 1986 | 96 | — | #1,358 | — |
| 1985 | 104 | — | #1,296 | — |
| 1984 | 73 | — | #1,563 | — |
| 1983 | 94 | — | #1,299 | — |
| 1982 | 90 | — | #1,372 | — |
| 1981 | 98 | — | #1,302 | — |
| 1980 | 103 | — | #1,265 | — |
| 1979 | 143 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1978 | 126 | — | #1,062 | — |
| 1977 | 142 | — | #976 | — |
| 1976 | 130 | — | #985 | — |
| 1975 | 154 | — | #895 | #5,350 |
| 1974 | 162 | — | #827 | — |
| 1973 | 114 | — | #1,031 | — |
| 1972 | 113 | — | #1,037 | — |
| 1971 | 175 | — | #804 | — |
| 1970 | 176 | — | #797 | — |
| 1969 | 223 | — | #665 | — |
| 1968 | 32 | — | #2,158 | — |
| 1967 | 32 | — | #2,111 | — |
| 1966 | 35 | — | #1,977 | — |
| 1965 | 49 | — | #1,616 | — |
| 1964 | 31 | — | #2,185 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,447 | — |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,447 | — |