Boy name Irish Gaelic origin

Shane

SHAYN · 5 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
God is gracious
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · Western
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#601
2024 births473
Peak year1973
First appeared1933
Total US births192,143
1973 peak19331956197920012024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
ShayneShain
In other languages
Sean

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Shane Black
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