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Shani

Shani. 4,542 US babies since 1940, peak 1969.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1969

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4,542 US babies were named Shani between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Shani (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 61% of the family

  • Shani 61%
  • Shanay 20%
  • Shanie 7%
  • Shaney 6%
  • Shanai 5%
  • Shanaye 2%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1969)