Baby name

Shani

Girl

Short-lived name

Shani peaked in 1969, when 1 baby in 15,584 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 94% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 11928. 32% of all babies named Shani since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

4,525births since 1880

1960sgeneration

No. 664rank at its peak, in 1969

Where babies named Shani are born

1969

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Shani is most common in New York (3.7 times) and California (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Shari 40,927
Shana 29,635
Shania 15,814
Shane 3,583
Shanti 1,885
Shai 1,871

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