MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shane mean?
Shane continues the Urdu name element shan, splendour or dignity, in northern vernacular usage. Its Arabic source shaʾn also denotes importance or standing, the basis of the Urdu word’s sense of prestige.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शाने
Conventional spelling
Arabic
شان
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shane in Indian usage
5,051 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling शाने.
Mostly recorded for boys (91.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 451 records (8.9%).
- Recorded as male: 4,600 records (91.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 134 |
| 1970s | 352 |
| 1980s | 1,611 |
| 1990s | 2,954 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 5,051 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Shane / M | 25 | 1,153 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Shane; Table_6, C1194 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shane; Table_6, C1194