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Baby name
Shan
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28% girls / 72% boys
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Classic name
2,224births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 893rank at its peak, in 1969
Where babies named Shan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Shan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Shan is most common in California (3.8 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Names from the same era
Short-lived name
864births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 1904rank at its peak, in 1970
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 91% | 9% |
| 1950s | 64% | 36% |
| 1960s | 42% | 58% |
| 1970s | 31% | 69% |
| 1980s | 21% | 79% |
| 1990s | 10% | 90% |
| 2000s | 5% | 95% |
| 2010s | 3% | 97% |
| 2020s | 0% | 100% |