Shanay
shə-NAY
Popularity
#13872
Letters
6
Syllables
2
Origin
Irish
Total Births
1,460
Peak Year
#153 in 1992
First Recorded
1970
Style
Modern & Trendy
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Likely a modern invented name. It may have roots in Irish or Hebrew names, though the exact meaning is unclear.
Numerology
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