First Name SHAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHAN is ranked as the 2508th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,299.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.29 people named SHAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 78% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHAN is 2,797.
  • The SSA data also shows that SHAN is used as a boy's name 69% of the time.

First Names SHAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,299 +/-4.1%
  • National Rank 2,508
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,797
  • National Rank 4,536
  • Percentile Rank 95.10%
  • Proportion/100k 0.88

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHAN is 47.6% White, 2.5% Hispanic origin, 9.9% Black, 37.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.3% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SHAN have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin, White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHAN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Chinese Common surname
  • Chinese surname
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SHAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 47.6% 63.9% -16.3%
Hispanic origin 2.5% 16.3% -13.8%
Black 9.9% 12.3% -2.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 37.3% 4.9% 32.4%
Two or more races 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHAN is California where 1,807 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHAN, as 8.84 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • District of Columbia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Mexico (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 12 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 167 1.3 93.7% Indiana 93 1.42 91.2% Iowa 47 1.52 90.3% Kansas 63 2.18 86.2% Michigan 123 1.24 95.7% Minnesota 70 1.28 92.8% Missouri 93 3.11 90.7% Nebraska 13 0.7 66.3% North Dakota 24 3.26 70.2% Ohio 99 0.85 91.7% South Dakota 9 1.04 46.3% Wisconsin 114 1.98 94.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 167 1.3 93.7%
Indiana 93 1.42 91.2%
Iowa 47 1.52 90.3%
Kansas 63 2.18 86.2%
Michigan 123 1.24 95.7%
Minnesota 70 1.28 92.8%
Missouri 93 3.11 90.7%
Nebraska 13 0.7 66.3%
North Dakota 24 3.26 70.2%
Ohio 99 0.85 91.7%
South Dakota 9 1.04 46.3%
Wisconsin 114 1.98 94.3%
West State Statistics First-Names SHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 85 1.26 87.7% California 1,807 4.66 98.6% Colorado 88 1.64 89.3% Hawaii 84 5.94 90.9% Idaho 16 0.96 65.5% Montana 8 0.77 47.1% Nevada 28 0.97 76.2% New Mexico 10 0.47 47.5% Oregon 117 2.94 90.6% Utah 41 1.41 80.4% Washington 196 2.77 95.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 85 1.26 87.7%
California 1,807 4.66 98.6%
Colorado 88 1.64 89.3%
Hawaii 84 5.94 90.9%
Idaho 16 0.96 65.5%
Montana 8 0.77 47.1%
Nevada 28 0.97 76.2%
New Mexico 10 0.47 47.5%
Oregon 117 2.94 90.6%
Utah 41 1.41 80.4%
Washington 196 2.77 95.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 95 2.64 90.8% Maine 31 2.3 75.6% Massachusetts 195 2.89 92.9% New Hampshire 19 1.41 69.7% New Jersey 219 2.45 93.9% New York 636 3.22 97.8% Pennsylvania 169 1.32 94.2% Rhode Island 18 1.73 71.3% Vermont 4 0.63 45.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 95 2.64 90.8%
Maine 31 2.3 75.6%
Massachusetts 195 2.89 92.9%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 69.7%
New Jersey 219 2.45 93.9%
New York 636 3.22 97.8%
Pennsylvania 169 1.32 94.2%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 71.3%
Vermont 4 0.63 45.7%
South State Statistics First-Names SHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 69 1.42 90.0% Arkansas 45 1.51 85.3% Delaware 21 2.28 86.7% Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.7% Florida 350 1.76 97.4% Georgia 190 1.88 94.9% Kentucky 26 0.59 79.2% Louisiana 80 1.73 89.6% Maryland 120 2.01 93.8% Mississippi 93 3.11 90.7% North Carolina 185 1.86 96.1% Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.9% South Carolina 86 1.79 90.7% Tennessee 83 1.26 91.6% Texas 779 2.89 98.0% Virginia 164 1.97 94.0% West Virginia 36 1.97 77.9%

South States
State stats for the first name SHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 69 1.42 90.0%
Arkansas 45 1.51 85.3%
Delaware 21 2.28 86.7%
Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.7%
Florida 350 1.76 97.4%
Georgia 190 1.88 94.9%
Kentucky 26 0.59 79.2%
Louisiana 80 1.73 89.6%
Maryland 120 2.01 93.8%
Mississippi 93 3.11 90.7%
North Carolina 185 1.86 96.1%
Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.9%
South Carolina 86 1.79 90.7%
Tennessee 83 1.26 91.6%
Texas 779 2.89 98.0%
Virginia 164 1.97 94.0%
West Virginia 36 1.97 77.9%
 

Full Names with SHAN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHAN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SHAN.

The most popular full name is SHAN Chen. 3.12% of all the people named SHAN have this family name.

There are 961 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SHAN Chen 3.12%
2 SHAN Wang 2.23%
3 SHAN Lee 1.27%
4 SHAN Lin 1.27%
5 SHAN Wu 1.21%
6 SHAN Li 1.15%
7 SHAN Liu 0.95%
8 SHAN Zhao 0.95%
9 SHAN Yu 0.83%
10 SHAN Gao 0.76%
11 SHAN Lu 0.70%
12 SHAN Jiang 0.64%
13 SHAN Yang 0.64%
14 SHAN Ho 0.57%
15 SHAN Hsu 0.57%
16 SHAN Johnson 0.57%
17 SHAN Cheng 0.51%
18 SHAN Guo 0.51%
19 SHAN Richardson 0.51%
20 SHAN Smith 0.51%