Names / Girl names
Shani
Current rank
#12,980
holding steady
All-time peak
#665
in 1969
First recorded
1962
in U.S. data
Children named
4,500
since 1962
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #665 in 1969 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Shani was first recorded in American naming records in 1962, where it reads as a girls' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. It peaked in 1969 at #665. More than 4,500 children have been given the name overall.