Shanin is a rare variant of Shannon that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Shanin is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1998. Shanin was first reported in SSA data in 1965 and peaked in 1969 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #16,166 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #15,460 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,353 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #9,474 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #11,571 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #15,161 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,493 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,650 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,528 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,880 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,444 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,838 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #9,025 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #6,233 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,812 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,904 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,160 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,251 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,847 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #4,548 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | #4,669 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,502 |
| 1972 | 22 | — | #3,041 |
| 1971 | 18 | — | #3,631 |
| 1970 | 30 | — | #2,506 |
| 1969 | 31 | — | #2,341 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #4,182 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,437 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,334 |