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Shan

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Shan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2022

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2022, ranging from #2738 to #5691.199720032007201120172022#2738#5691
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1997#2738
1998#3848
2000#2746
2001#3262
2003#4373
2004#3197
2005#3382
2006#5061
2007#4294
2008#4524
2009#3422
2010#4688
2011#4764
2012#4838
2013#4739
2014#5691
2017#4063
2018#4684
2019#4001
2020#4535
2022#4645

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 22 of the 27 years from 1996 to 2022.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2022 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #4645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #414 in Northern Ireland in 2022.

Shan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#40015HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#30116HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#47394HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#23908HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#24008HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#25447HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#22768HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#22118HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#27465HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#17037HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#16427HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#27385HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#17656HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Shan is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Shan, between 1996 and 2022, in 23 of those 27 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: highest position in 202219962022
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202223#1642 in 1998
Northern Ireland20221#414 in 2022

Its high point came 24 years earlier in England and Wales (1998) than in Northern Ireland (2022).

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What is known about Shan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2022.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #414 in Northern Ireland in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.