Feminine dossier · first seen 1962
Shani
Endangered
Down 96.9% from peak
Peak era
1969
Peak births
223
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Shani
How many people are named Shani?
An estimated 4,254 living Americans are named Shani.
How rare is Shani?
Shani is very rare among babies today, with 7 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.9% from its 1969 peak.
How old is the typical Shani?
The median age of a living American named Shani is approximately 41 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 51 years old.
Is Shani still popular?
No. Shani is endangered as a baby name, down 96.9% from its 1969 peak with 7 births in 2025.
Where is Shani most common?
Shani has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.1× more often than the national baseline.
1962Peak 19692025
Peak year
1969
Decline from peak
96.9%
2025
7
All-time
4,525
Where it lives now
Shani is most concentrated in New York — about 2.8× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Shani is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.