Shane is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 473 boys in the United States.
Shane belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Shane first appears in Social Security records in 1933. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #54 in 1973, and in 2024 473 babies received the name — 192,143 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Shane is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Irish and Celtic origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Shane is a boy name. In 2024, 473 babies received the name in the US.
Shane comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Shane first appears in US records in 1933. Its best-ever ranking was #54 in 1973, and 473 babies were given the name in 2024.
Shane is pronounced /ʃeɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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