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Shane

“God is gracious” — Hebrew via Irish origin

Boy's name · #635 in the US (2025) · Retro

Shane has appeared in US records since 1933 — best rank #54 (1973) · 192,583 babies named Shane all-time · 1 in 3,800 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 700 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 920 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,700 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Shanes

• Shane Long — Irish association football player
• Shane Dawson — American Internet personality (born 1988)
• Shane Warne — Australian cricketer (1969–2022)
• Shane West — American actor, musician and songwriter
• Shane Black — American actor, screenwriter and film director

In stories & tradition

• Shane Walsh — The Walking Dead
• Shane Gray — Camp Rock · Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
• Shane Hollander — Heated Rivalry · Game Changers

What Shanes become

Among 1,075 notable people named Shane:

Athletes appear 2.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shane Long, Irish association football player.

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