Shahan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1402 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Shahan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1402
About the Name Shahan
2024 marks Shahan's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #1402. The name has climbed 1280 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Shahan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Shahan
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Shahan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Shahan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Shahan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1280 places over the last five years to #1402 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Shahan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Shahan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Shahans in the wild.
19
UK babies named Shahan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1280 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Shahan
Likely around 1 other Shahan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Shahan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Thomas Joseph Shahan was an American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 1914 to 1932. He also served as the fourth rector of the Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C., and was instrumental in the creation of the National Catholic War Council in 1917 and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Shahan Shahnour, Armenian: Շահան Շահնուր, French transliteration Chahan Chahnour), who signed his French language writings as Armen Lubin (Արմէն Լիւպէն) was a French-Armenian writer and poet. He is considered a renowned Diasporan author in the Western Armenian tradition with his own style of writing.