UK girl's name
Shanum
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2014. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Shanum is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Shanum popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2014 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4684, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 4 births.
This profile covers 22 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2008 to 2014. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 22 living people in the UK are called Shanum. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2015 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Shanum ranked #4684 for girls in England and Wales in 2014, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 4 girls were registered as Shanum.
- • About 22 living people in the UK are estimated to have Shanum as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4684
2014
Births in 2014
4
Latest year
Peak year
2008
4 births
Estimated living
22
2026
Popularity
Shanum over time
The chart below shows babies named Shanum registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2014. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Shanum, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2014, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shanum by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Shanum was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4999 | 15 | 4 |
| 2000s | #5040 | 7 | 2 |
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FAQ
Shanum: questions and answers
How popular is the name Shanum in the UK right now?
In 2014, Shanum was ranked #4684 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Shanum most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 4 babies registered as Shanum in England and Wales.
How many people are called Shanum in the UK?
A total of 22 babies have been registered as Shanum across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.