Over the past 110 years, 188 181 boys and 1 227 girls have been named Shane. The name Shane ranks 180th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Shane in 1951. The peak of popularity of the name Shane came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.